Inside the controversial ketamine therapy that helps Sharon Osbourne 'relax'
27.04.2022 - 19:39
/ ok.co.uk
Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she underwent ketamine therapy to help her cope after leaving US panel show The Talk. Following her departure, the 69 year old, who claimed that her facelift left her looking “like a Cyclops”, says she began receiving death threats which led her to turn to the controversial therapy to deal with the backlash. “If you're a person that stuffs things [down] 'I'm fine, I'm fine,' this drug relaxes you,” the TV personality told The Times.
“You're not out completely. You can hear, you can talk, but you're so relaxed and you can’t b******t on it. It’s a truth drug.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
So, as Sharon brings the divisive treatment into the mainstream, here’s everything you need to know about ketamine therapy… What is ketamine? Taking ketamine leads to what WebMD calls a “dissociative experience” and can cause feelings of unreality, distort a person’s senses and create a sense of euphoria.These effects tend to last around two hours. But despite its reputation as a party drug, ketamine can be used in a medical setting as an anaesthetic and can also help reduce pain in some patients when other painkillers have not worked. However, casual use comes with a high degree of risk.
For instance, misuse can lead to unconsciousness, high blood pressure and slowed breathing. How does ketamine therapy work? Ketamine’s use as an antidepressant was brought to the mainstream back in 2000 during a Yale study. As part of the experiment, participants who’d displayed depressive symptoms showed significant improvement in just 72 hours.
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