Elon Musk uses ketamine to boost his mental health, the billionaire said in a video interview that was streamed on YouTube on Monday. Here’s what else he had to say about the drug.
Elon Musk uses ketamine to boost his mental health, the billionaire said in a video interview that was streamed on YouTube on Monday.
When asked about drug use, Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — answered, «There are times when I have sort of … a negative chemical state in my brain, like depression, I guess.»
He noted that he uses a «small amount once every other week.»
«Ketamine is useful for getting one out of a negative frame of mind,» Musk went on, referring to his depression as «chemical tides» and saying it wasn’t «negative news.»
Musk also implied in the interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon that his ketamine use is beneficial to his businesses.
He said that «from the standpoint of Wall Street, what matters is execution … From [the] investors’ standpoint, if there is something I’m taking, I should keep taking it.»
The owner of social media platform X added that he has posted about his ketamine use in the hope of helping people.
