I have had MDD since I was a child. I have tried every antidepressant under the sun. I’m in a particularly difficult slump right now. I’ve considered Spravato for a while and have had a couple providers recommend it to me, but I am a graduate student in healthcare and could never make the demanding treatment schedule work.
I finally graduate next week and won’t be working until I receive my license in August. I’ll theoretically have this summer to do a round of treatment- however, I’ll need to study for a difficult board exam. This is going to be the biggest exam of my life, and I need to pass on the first try. Most people study for a few hours each day for this exam.
Do you think I could pull that off if I schedule treatments for the late afternoon/early evening? Study in the morning, do the treatment later in the day, take it easy the rest of the day, then get back to work the next morning?
I’ve reached my insurance’s OOP max and have this summer so it feels like the right time. But don’t want it to throw off my cognition or performance. Then again.. depression kinda wrecks that too, so.