Musk Told Don Lemon About Ketamine in Testy Interview About His ‘Depression’

FLASHBACK: Musk Told Don Lemon About Using Ketamine in Testy Interview About His ‘Depression’

Kipp Jones Jun 7th, 2025, 5:43 pm

Elon Musk acknowledged using ketamine to treat depression in a testy 2024 interview with Don Lemon — a moment now resurfacing after former President Donald Trump reportedly told allies Musk is a “big-time drug addict.”

Following ’s Saturday report that Trump had been calling confidantes to make the accusation, Lemon responded via TikTok, saying he went “straight to the source” and re-shared footage from his contentious sit-down with Musk in April 2024.

In the clip , Musk told Lemon that he uses ketamine “a small amount once every other week” with a prescription from “an actual, real doctor.”

@donlemon I asked Elon Musk directly about his drug u