What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain | Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
It's Musk’s drug of choice
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/ketamine-effects-elon-musk/681911/?gift=IhQ1fM3ZPuv4rqKuM1FGDXbHF5wHZkcrlUlfub3E_VMOpen linkView original on slrpnk.net641
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I'm not completely sure what the criteria is for "abusing" ketamine, but since Musk seems to know what happens when you use too much ketamine, it seems to me like he's probably abused it at some point.
Even if someone wants to be completely charitable, and I'm not inclined to do so, there exists a possibility that his dose is too high. How would he know? It could, therefore, produce the same effects as overuse/abuse.
It's a little far-fetched to be that charitable, however, and I think it's more likely he just abuses and tries to hide it. He has billions of dollars and exists in a separate tier of law. Getting a supply of ketamine is probably trivially easy.
Musk got his dealer a government job in DOGE:
Meritocracy through and through
Yikes!
Ketamine micro has legitimate benefits, but yeah that's likely the supply.
He has hundreds of billions of dollars. He bought our fucking government for like 1% of his wealth.
Thinking investors would want him to keep using is addict justification logic.
The effect that Musk mentioned was, "you can't really get work done," which feels less like "Google search" and more like "personal experience." And I said that "it seems to me like he’s probably abused it at some point," which feels like the right sort of certainty for this sort of conclusion from that evidence.
I wasn't surprised when reading the rest of the comments in this comment section that somebody mentioned that he's been known to use ketamine recreationally.
He's admitted to abusing drugs multiple times in the past, in ways that are very well known to be unbelievably stupid combos, like Ambien and alcohol.
Doing more than micro doses for PTSD with your doctor, I presume?
I don't agree with that argument, even though I would also bet Musk has done higher doses before. But it doesn't require you to try it out to know that you aren't a productive "worker" when you are in a k-hole...
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/07/518986612/author-says-hitler-was-blitzed-on-cocaine-and-opiates-during-the-war
Fuckin' nazis. Nothing changes.
My problem with Hollywood's depictions of Nazis is that they far too often show them as competent and efficient. They handed out advancements based on the shape of faces...
Turns out a lot of people are competent if given a chance. I'd argue that means we should give different kinds of people that chance.
It's like there's a reason for diversity, and perhaps equity too. Hell, let's include people to have their voices heard.
Like people with nicely shaped faces?
Modern media spin would say Hitler's just really pumped to see his country compete in the Olympics. He can barely contain his masculine vigor, like any true patriot. 🇺🇲🏈🥇
"off his tits on meth"
Meth is a hell of a drug.
In 1944, Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen got separated from his unit and survived for weeks inside the Arctic Circle without food or shelter — fueled by a dose of meth large enough for 30 men.
Remember kids: every time Elon does a hit of ketamine, a horse goes into surgery completely alert.
And that horse is then given to an air hostess that was securely assaulted by Musk.
Nothing about that motherfucker is secure.
Animal cruelty!
I see, that's where dandadan got its plot ideas from
WSJ report archived
The word is hoping. Concerned means you fear that it might happen. Stupid people close to Musk, don't even know English.
So when will the courts treat him as they would a black man with the same substance abuse problems
It sounds like you know the answer to that one.
I don't know about psychedelics like LSD. You'd think that shit would kill his ego, but it hasn't.
Those years were around the time he was very pro-LGBT and human rights. Seems like he stopped taking the "we're all connected" drugs and started taking the "I'm amazing and better than everyone" drugs.
There are definitely folks who come out of psychedelic experiences with strong delusions of grandeur, they usually just don't have the money or influence to become this big a nuisance over it.
"I am [God]" v. "I am of god/a node in Indra's Net" or whatever privileged I v. communal I conception that can pop up.
Intention and pre-loading is important, folks!
Wait, you mean persistent drug abuse can lead to a state of psychosis where people act impulsively, have delusions of grandeur, and have no regard for how their actions impact others?
Surely there aren't any other historical figures we can compare this to.
Perhaps farming some fresh, organic produce would help him.
Is this a reference to making drug addicts work the farms after deporting all of the immigrant farm workers?
yes. which is the plan outlined by RFK
I'd just like to note here that RFK's definition of addicts includes people on antidepressants and ADHD medication.
and antipsychotics
I take all three. It wouldn't be funny to see people try to haul me off to a slave camp, that's what I originally typed. Let's just say they'd get new piercings for free.
I'm pretty sure him wanting to send ADHD people there are why he's not calling them concentration camps.
RFK just stole that plan from PKD.
fill me in. i don't know who this is
Phillip Kindred Dick(aka PKD), an influential american scifi Novelist and avid user of psychadelics among other things. His novels are used as the basis of such movies as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Screamers, The Adjustment Bureau, Minority Report, The Mini-series The Man in The High Castle, and most relevant to this conversation -A Scanner Darkly.
The film A Scanner Darkly centers around a Parole Officer who actively becomes addicted to a new drug while living in a surveillance society. The addiction ultimately results in his permanent impairment and incarceration in a work camp where he is made to farm the same drug he was previously addicted to.
I have not read the book. Unfortunately I've found PKD writing style to be challenging to get through, but i've always loved his sense of imagination. A Scanner Darkly is a good animated film starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Junior, Woody Harrelson, and Winona Ryder and I strongly recommend it.
got it! never seen phillip k dick abbreviated like that and was lost haha!
Perhaps he'd like some warm, raw milk to wash it down.
What are the long term effects of having a child with a father who’s a nazi and a ketamine addict? Asking for a South African…
Ketamine: from saving lives in surgeries to inflating egos in boardrooms—what a career pivot. Informative and well-researched yet slightly alarmist.
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It makes you stupid. I never felt on top of the world but it may have led to some strange behavior idk but nothing crazy.
Ketamine does not have this effect at all. It doesn't even directly work on the receptors that would invoke such behavior. Half of the stuff in the article is cherry picked to suit a narrative. It doesn't even include the effect of thinking one can rule the world outside of the clickbait title. And LMAO at pointing out the ketamine delusions of a nutjob who previously tried to use LSD to communicate with dolphins, that was a new one.
(Source: I have been a ketamine user for 15 years with no problems, and I hosted government approved drug education for a while)
Recreationally or for depression?
My usage? Recreational. Although I fully understand that it can be used against depression. There's something beautiful and soothing in the simplicity of life after a ketamine night.
MXE was my all time favorite for the year or so that it was available before China cracked down on all of the labs. And for some reason it's never come back.
But it was like ketamine's slightly more euphoric and psychedelic little brother.
I'm intrigued, but mainly for depression. But unless I get much worse I think I should probably stick to the drugs I already know.
I'm not sure I can suggest that. Its effects are mostly the same among people but I don't think everybody would benefit from it. There's also the constant oppression from governments and outside people that might make your state of mind even worse.
Maybe try it out, but don't go thinking it's a miracle drug that'll heal you without you also doing some work.
I have enough drug experience, both prescribed and recreational, that I know better than to think that. But at the same time I understand that subtle things can add up.
The main thing I notice is that it only helps mentally if I go out and do stuff.
Sitting at home and doing it by myself doesn't really help.
For depression it is specifically to be used in addition to your antidepressant.
I'm just pointing out what most people should take away from the reference to that guy. They are pointing out that ketamine can make you delusional but then use the worst example out there; somebody who already could be considered delusional. That's cherry picking.
Sure thing. I'll have a look at his stuff.
Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way, I go through a healthy amount of ketamine recreationally and I feel like it has almost the opposite effect. I feel very small, almost insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but in a really healthy and positive way. Like I'm no more important than anyone else
I'm on 80mg troches currently for symptom management. What dosage do you use?
Dude seriously... Fuck Elon Musk for singlehandedly ruining the reputation of a great chemical (for medical and responsible recreational use).
No, ketamine does not make people feel like they can rule the world? The fuck? They're more likely to zone out on the couch for a couple of hours because they have literally dissociated, and they're not thinking about anything, let alone world domination.
Once had a boss that used K several times a week. The article sounds like it was written about him.
Can we send him away and bring back Matthew Perry?
Hot Tub Time Machine 3 practically writes itself.
Wonder who is feeding him the drug(s).
He's the richest man on earth. He probably has people moving product just for his consumption and distribution. There's no way all he uses is K. People at the billionaire level probably take drugs plebians have never heard of.
But I was told they all wake up at 4am for their 15 mile morning jog before a carefully balanced breakfast of a protein supplement and ancient grains. How could they take drugs?? The billionaire body is a sacred temple!
Judging by the chest, he's also taking HGH.
wait is this a thing for real? I've never heard of hgh but that chest looks somehow more inhuman than zuck's face
That's the theory going around. Human growth hormone is considered a "youth drug" by some and makes your organs keep growing. He didn't always have that chest.
So if I understand biology correct isn't he at risk for massive organ failure due to circulation issues and from them just getting too big to function. I can only hope the Allfather strikes him down for his huboristic abuse of medicine.
So now Elon Musk is gonna help Ender Wiggin commit genocide?
More like Peter Wiggen. He is the brother that took over the Earth government as the Hegemon.
From 2-CB for recreation to Theacrine & 5-HTP for leisure.
Ugh I didn’t like the 2-Cs. 2-CI was okay.
Man it's so rare here, but I loved 2cb & 2ci when they were available.
Dosages could be funny outside of volumetric dosing, which is hard in outside of home environments is probably its biggest downside in my eyes.
No real comedown compared to md** which is fantastic for someone with minimal impulse control like me.
Admittedly lots of other chems I've loved but the 2c* hold a special place with me.
Trump obtained last thursday (feb 27th) the extradition of 29 drug cartel's barons from Mexicans prisons to US, so, he quite have the choice
Shhhhhh! Dont speak about Musks Special K addiction. Rules for thee, not for me.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/sen-kennedy-accuses-hearing-witness-of-ketamine-use-233563717506
He is a danger to us all, man with that much money and completely insane by drug abuse. What if he decides nuclear war would be fun to watch? He is already in control of a country with most nukes in the world so it wouldnt be that hard to arrange. Wouldnt surprise me if he thought he could also stop it if he wanted or control everything about it.
Hitler was an addict too
Hitler was meth'd up.
I don't think Musk needs any drugs to feel like he rules the world. His wealth does that plenty.
He is very openly taking ketamine though. So it may not just be wealth
I think being the richest man in the world probably has more to do with it.
Surely the HGH has some effect on brain chemistry too.
Hard dissociatives can make you lose your grasp on reality?
REEEEAAALLLY?
Wow, I'm absolutely stunned at this new information.
So when is Chubbyemu going to do a video on Musk?
Why does Elon have to consume Ketamine?
Excessive use of the drug by someone can make
anyoneeveryone feel like they rule the world. --FTFY