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Ketamine For Anxiety: Pros, Cons, And Some Interesting Alternatives: What is Ketamine? Ketamine (Ketalar) is a dissociative or disconnected, quick-acting anesthetic and painkiller used to induce general anesthesia for medical procedures that don\'t require muscle relaxation. By preventing the brain from receiving pain-related nerve messages, the anesthetic creates hallucinations or distorted perceptions – much like drugs like LSD or PCP (angel dust) do. The odorless, colorless substance is used in both veterinary and human medicine. Since the hallucinogenic, mind-changing or \"trippy\" effects and vivid dreams can be addictive, it gets abused and...