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For all of us taking spravato. I've been on it almost a year and the effects are great thou it didn't happen overnight it took around 6 months till I noticed a huge difference in how I feel. Changes are subtle but noticed by friends and family. I started with little hope that this will help thou it does for me anyway. I get extremely satisfied when I have my session. I don't use music or anything I let the drug work without trying to control it . I never hallucinated thou vision distortion and sound are common. I never get any anxiety during the session and when the pa comes in says one thing I'm laughing non stop . I feel the session is a 2 hr vacation from ones self no rush of thoughts and an incredible feeling of well being . If u have never taken certain drugs the feeling on spravato is up there and u probably know what to expect. If its ur first time just go with it don't try to fight it's effects and enjoy the ride . I am perfectly aware of my surroundings and I just blend into it . Many depressed people have a tendency to abuse drugs so with spravato u can't take it home so u are in a controlled environment a safe environment. As with any drug ur body and mind will adapt to it . Don't take a long look at the drug and chemical breakdown its not important. While on spravato i was diagnosed with cancer and that's when I upped my dose I was on 56 mg for over 3 months . And I'm amazed how I am handling it cancer is just another problem I need to deal with . My wife has seen the difference on how I deal with things. No more anger and a lot less anxiety. I still have anxiety thou im not sure if I'm still depressed. I have been dealing with depression since I was a teen thou I've always been functional I never cared what happens to me and tht in itself was trouble. I've never been suicidal thou there was no joy i lived to work family was secondary. 30 years as a lineman and 14 yrs as a truck driver. All I wanted to do was be left alone and depression made me a successful truck driver . Once I was forced into retirement the depression was over whelming xanax was my lifeline . Now that I'm ob spravato I want to be around my wife and I want her to love me . At one time I couldn't give 2 shits wether she wanted me or not . We broke up for 18 months due to my depression I didn't want anyone loving me or touching me . I could only deal with my son and ex wife at the time and they knew to leave me be . Spravato changed everything and i really don't care how long I'm on it as long as it works . In reality spravato is a fun drug to be treated with so for all u people deciding weather or not to try it . If u do do not expect a miracle it's a slow go thou it works better then anything I've tried . I can only compare it to mushrooms without the vomiting or hallucinations thou spravato puts u in between. Empty ur head and let the spravato work . The only negative effects I've noticed was really bad songs from the 70s popping up in my head can be comical. Good luck to all suffering from depression and other illnesses. Ps before I started spravato i wanted to kill my cats for good reason peeing on the counter killing any small animals they see and bullying each other. Now I can't and I love them and they are all over me since I started taking spravato