Elon Musk took 'so much ketamine it battered his bladder' and 'carried drugs in a box'

Billionaire was allegedly taking so much ketamine it battered his bladder, according to a new report. The SpaceX and Tesla boss said on Wednesday he was ending his stint at the after establishing himself as one of President Donald Trump's closest allies.

He said he was spending too much time away from his businesses. It is now being reported that Musk was using so much of the legal drug ketamine that it began to affect his bladder, and also carried around a box for the drugs.

According to the The , insiders said he was using drugs far more than people knew. It reportedly went beyond occasion use and travelled with a box that had around 20 pills.

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Among these was the stimulant Adderall, according to an alleged photo of the box and people who have seen it.

The report says it is unclear if Musk, 53, was taking drugs while he was in the White House this year.

It comes after Musk has had a string of bizarre incidents, including an occasion where he was accused of doing a Nazi salute.

The report continues that he spends hours on end playing video games and binge eating.

In 2024, Musk said he took a "small amount" of ketamine every two weeks to deal with low moods. He said: "If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work."

But it is alleged he has been using it daily and mixing it with other drugs. Ketamine has been formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration for medical use but only as an anaesthetic, and doctors can prescribe it for depression.

On Thursday, Musk his silence amid an alleged "falling out" with , following his exit from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

It comes after the billionaire admitted he was "disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases" in a CBS interview set to air in full on Sunday (June 1), in which he discussed the president's self-proclaimed "Big, Beautiful Bill".

Musk had previously led the Trump administration's initiative to cut wasteful expenditure in his DOGE role and was frequently seen alongside the president during his election campaign and initial days in office.

When questioned about Musk's critique of the bill - which narrowly passed with a 215-214 vote - Trump informed reporters at the White House on Wednesday that his party simply "had to get it through the House", adding: "I'm not happy about certain aspects of it, but I'm thrilled by other aspects of it."