Elon Musk Responds to Urine Trouble Claims Tied to Ketamine Use

By Urine the News Staff | Published May 31, 2025

Elon Musk wants you to know one thing: he says his bladder is doing just fine.

In a series of posts on his social media platform X, Musk pushed back on a New York Times report alleging that his alleged heavy ketamine use had reached the point of impairing his ability to urinate — a known side effect of long-term ketamine use. Musk denied the claims, insisting he hasn’t used ketamine in a long time and that when he did, it was prescribed.

“To be clear, I am NOT taking drugs!” Musk posted. “The New York Times was lying their ass off.” He added that he had tried prescription ketamine years ago to cope with depression, but hasn’t used it since.

The NYT report claimed Musk mixed ketamine with other substances like Ecstasy and psilocybin during the 2024 campaign, allegedly using ketamine almost daily. Sources told the Times that his usage had worried those around him and may have contributed to erratic behavior — including public insults directed at Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Musk’s frequent, late-night posting on X.

Musk, who reportedly spent $290 million supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, was appointed to head the Department of Government Efficiency under the new administration. His tenure may soon be ending, according to recent reports.

In his defense, Musk pointed to the public nature of his life, saying, “I’m in meetings with dozens to hundreds of people every day and am photographed constantly. If this bs from NYT were true, it would have been EXTREMELY obvious.”

He also referenced the random drug tests he undergoes as head of SpaceX, a government contractor, and joked that those tests stem from a single puff during a Joe Rogan podcast years ago. He further stated that his current workload — typically 16-hour days — leaves no room for serious drug use: “I have a lot of work… I can’t afford to be not mentally acute.”

Musk did admit to Don Lemon in 2024 that he occasionally used small amounts of ketamine, prescribed by a licensed doctor, to manage depression. But he denied anything resembling chronic use or adverse urinary effects.

For now, Musk remains publicly defiant — and emphatically dry.

Read the full original article via Rolling Stone.