Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Hi Everyone
Does anyone here know anything about ketamine cystitis? My bladder symptoms (mostly a regular urge to pee, and hesitancy with emptying,)seem to have worsened since I recently started used a rectal suppository containing 5mg of ketamine. The above bladder issues has been symptoms of mine for years but MAY have worsened due to the rectal supps.. I have tried to get more info from another support group I belong to -the IC Network -but am having trouble logging in..
So I thought Id re-check here..
Anyway, I am stopping this suppository as it failed to help with pain control, but I just wondered how long before its effects will leave my system?

I know that my fear of this symptom occurring can ironically increase my bladder urge/hesitancy! I did have ketamine infusions in 2011 without any effects positive or negative, but my body may've changed since then..Who knows?
Any info regarding ketamine cystitis would be greatly appreciated. I want to let this this worry go!
I'm pretty sure (as are my medical folks that the 5mg in this suppository is probably too small an amount to bother my bladder, and have only taken a few of these supps total --- over the past six days). My bladder varies ...good days/bad days etc. but up until last week I was starting to be able to add more and more of the IC 'no no' foods/beverages back into diet, as my problems seem to be more pelvic floor muscle oriented. This week I'm flaring,but any medicine changes always gets my 'worrying' going --so that could be causal!!
Would it be likely to get ketamine cystitis from this small amount of the drug? I doubt it - but would rest more easily and probably relax my spastic muscles - my real pain source, if i knew the suppository was not the "culprit"!
Ths for reading and listening!
Best wishes All..
Kathy

Ketamine is a bladder irritant. People with IC cant generally handle it.

Hi Lindsey.
Thx for your reply. I was afraid to try ketamine as I do have bladder symptoms. they are not from IC, but from other pelvic floor issues.

Thankfully various providers that I trust,esp one of my most recent ones have assured me I don't have IC...thankfully. they showed me reliable evidence.

Unfortunately I got scared into thinking I did, by a rude impatient doc I saw several years ago when I had my first symptoms.. He was in a hurry to get rid of me and on to the next patient, and didn't take much time to learn about me..
His mean uncaring words make such am impression on me that I jumped onto the internet and scared myself silly with the things I read.
I learned the hard way to stop researching!!
I later saw one of the foremost IC docs in the US.. and 2 of the most well known PTs in the USA, all of whom did not feel I had IC..thankfully.

Obviously I was still a bit scared as I inquired about ketamine... tho I already knew about its relation to IC bladders.
However I had 2 days worth of infusions of ketamine in the past, with no bladder problems... so I must let it go!
Thx anyway for your reply tho.
Take care