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Not All Doses Are Equal: Exploring High vs. Low Dose Ketamine and the Healing Power of Discomfort

Not All Doses Are Equal: Exploring High vs. Low Dose Ketamine and the Healing Power of Discomfort26. Nov. 202525 Min.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Juan Pablo Galindo breaks down the nuanced differences between psycholytic and psychedelic dosing in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)—and why the way we dose matters for therapeutic outcomes. You’ll learn how lower, talk-friendly doses (psycholytic) support emotional processing in real time, while higher, dissociative doses (psychedelic) offer deeper access to the unconscious. We discuss the therapeutic pros and cons of each approach, and how they ca...