‘I have a life back’: How ketamine therapy is helping these Nova Scotians find relief from depression – CBC

Psychiatrist Dr. Abraham Nunes says the drug is safe at low doses in a medically controlled environment

Jun 03, 2025

For decades, Sherri Topple’s world was overshadowed by the crushing weight of depression that no medication or therapy seemed to fix.

It wasn’t until she tried ketamine therapy that she finally felt a sense of relief.

At her worst, the Nova Scotia woman says she could barely muster up the energy to take a shower.

“You look at the shampoo bottle and think, ‘It’s just too far. I can’t reach,'” said Topple. “So you stand there with the water running and cry and think, ‘What the heck is wrong with me?'”

But after completing a clinical trial through Dalhousie University and receiving five doses of ketamine back in January, she said everything changed.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ketamine-therapy-nova-scotia-depression-1.7550124