The tech mogul bought himself a perch inside the White House by donating at least $275 million of his own money to get Donald Trump re-elected as president, but he alienated administration insiders and the president's allies with his drug use and erratic behavior, reported the New York Times.

Musk plays video games for hours on end and posts almost constantly, day or night, on his social media platform X, and sources familiar with his habits say the billionaire struggles with binge eating and takes weight-loss medication in addition to his documented history of using recreational drugs.

The tech baron admitted in a March 2024 to taking ketamine about once every two weeks as a prescribed treatment for a mood disorder, saying that he was unable to work if he took it more often, but the Times found his habit was far more serious.

He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use.

"Mr. Musk had been using ketamine often, sometimes daily, and mixing it with other drugs, according to people familiar with his consumption," the newspaper reported.

"He also took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms at private gatherings across the United States and in at least one other country, according to those who attended the events," the report added.

The tech billionaire irritated administration insiders and the president's friends with his drug use and unpredictable, strange behaviour.

Musk plays video games for hours on end and posts almost constantly on X formerly Twitter.

sources familiar with his habits say the billionaire struggles with eating way too much in a short time and takes weight-loss medicine.

This is in addition to his recorded history of using recreational drugs.

The tech billionaire admitted in a March 2024 to taking ketamine about once every two weeks as a prescribed treatment for his mood problems, but his habit was far more serious.

He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful pain-killer, that it was affecting his bladder.

Mr. Musk had been using ketamine often, sometimes daily, and mixing it with other drugs, according to people who know about his consumption," the newspaper reported.

He also took ecstasy and psychedelics mushrooms at private gatherings across the United States and in at least one other country, according to those who attended the events