Matthew Perry May Have Predicted Death By Ketamine Use In His Book

Matthew Perry spoke out about how ketamine, the drug that ultimately killed him, was a "giant exhale" and made him feel as if he were "dying."

In his 2022 memoir, the "Friends" actor discussed how he was going through ketamine therapy and how “ketamine was a very popular street drug in the 1980s," but, "there is a synthetic form of it now, and it’s used for two reasons: to ease pain and help with depression."

He added that ketamine "has my name written all over it — they might as well have called it ‘Matty’."

In his 2022 memoir, Matthew Perry went on to describe ketamine, a secluded anesthetic medication, also known as a psychedelic drug, as a “giant exhale" that he would receive while blindfolded and listening to music.

The drug can be used in Ketamine therapy, which is a treatment used by many celebrities (including Perry) to manage mental health conditions, such as treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The late actor then explained in his memoir that he would “disassociate” during his ketamine infusions and often felt as if he were “dying.”

“‘Oh,’ I thought, ‘This is what happens when you die,'” Perry recalled in his memoir of using the drug. “Yet I would continually sign up for this s–t because it was something different, and anything different is good.”

Perry further explained, “Taking [ketamine] is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel. But the hangover was rough and outweighed the shovel.”

According to the autopsy report, obtained by The Blast, the "Friends" star was utilizing ketamine therapy at the time of his death, but his last known treatment overseen by a medical professional was over one week before he passed.

Investors concluded that “the exact method of intake of the drug found in his system is unknown'."

Although Perry said in his memoir that he felt as if he were "dying," the autopsy report states that it is not believed that the actor had suffered from suicidal thoughts. It also states that he has no known attempts to take his own life.

According to the autopsy report, ketamine was found in the “Friends” star’s stomach and officially caused his death. Although he was utilizing ketamine therapy at the time of his death for anxiety and depression, his last known treatment overseen by a medical professional was over one week before he passed. Investigators concluded that “the exact method of intake of the drug found in his system is “unknown.”

Perry’s “history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema, diabetes; drug use in past — reportedly clean for 19 months; heavy tobacco user for many years but currently not smoking; on ketamine infusion therapy with most recent therapy reportedly one and a half weeks before death,” the documents state.

In October, police responded to a 911 call to assist with a possible “water rescue” at Matthew Perry’s Pacific Palisades home. When they arrived, they found the 54-year-old “Friends” actor in the heated section of his pool, face down, unresponsive.

It continues, “Drowning contributes due to the likelihood of submersion into the pool as he lapsed into unconsciousness; coronary artery disease contributes due to exacerbation of ketamine-induced myocardial effects on the heart. Buprenorphine effects are listed as contributory, even though not at toxic levels, due to the additive respiratory effects when present with high levels of ketamine.”