Ketamine Treatment & Mental Health Blog
Ketamine Treatment & Mental Health Blog
Check in with our ketamine treatment and mental health blog for the latest up-to-date information on ketamine for depression and anxiety, ketamine research, and general information about mental health and wellbeing.
Treating Adolescent Depression: Ketamine Infusions Offer New Hope
Historically, ketamine has been used an anesthetic. But today, ketamine has emerged as one of the most effective depression treatments available—especially in situations where other depression treatments have failed. With up to 40% of patients failing to respond to...
How Ketamine Works to Alleviate Depressive Symptoms
10-30% of the the 40 million adults who struggle with depression have what is referred to as “treatment resistant depression.” This means that traditional first-line depression treatments, such as talk therapy and antidepressant medications, provide little or no...
Effects of Ketamine Enhanced with Family History of Substance Abuse
Through the ‘90s, ketamine had a bad reputation as a party drug. However, recent studies show that ketamine is a highly effective treatment for a variety of health problems, including depression and anxiety. Not only that, but it is now being researched—albeit...
Smiling Depression: Nothing to Smile About
Many people think that depression is only “real” when someone can't get out of bed in the morning, or can't function in every day life. However, many people struggle with depression but still seem happy to others on the outside. According to the National Institute of...
PTSD Treatments: The Old, The New & The Hope
Traumatic experiences may cause major emotional and mental disruption in our lives, and—in more serious cases—a clinical disorder called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop. According to the American Psychiatric Association, PTSD is a psychiatric...
Is it an Anxiety Disorder or Simply Anxious Feelings? How to Tell the Difference
Anxiety is something that can disrupt your daily life, make you miss out on the things you love, and prevent you from performing to standards at work. But how do you know where the line is between normal anxious feelings and an anxiety disorder that needs professional...
The Best Support For Depression Treatment is Healthy Living
Anhedonia. For decades, there have been a number of claims raised that point to causes of depression beyond a lack of serotonin and other neurotransmitters. One such claim, which has been getting a lot of attention recently, is that depression may be gut-related. In...
Radical Treatments for Anhedonia
Anhedonia. The inability to experience pleasure from something that once was enjoyable. Can you think of anything more dreadful? Our lives are supposed to be filled with peaks and valleys of emotion—that is what gives it its richness. For many of us, it is actually...
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease with Ketamine
In the United States, Alzheimer’s disease affects over 5.5 million people. That number is expected to quadruple to 22 million by 2050. Over the last decade, it has remained one of the only causes of death to increase by more than 66%. Despite many medical...
Depression Research: Curing Depression at the Molecular Level
One of the greatest aspects of running our ketamine clinic is being at the forefront of the mental healthcare industry during such a pivotal time. The discovery of ketamine for depression has reinvigorated researchers, and drawn attention to areas of the brain we may...
Ketamine for Alcoholism and Addiction
OOvercoming substance abuse is really hard. In fact, on average, 40-60% of those who pursue sobriety relapse. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults battled a substance use disorder in 2017. From those,...
How to Help Friends & Family Who Struggle with Anxiety & Depression
Oftentimes our blog posts are targeted to those who are suffering from anxiety and depression, but it is also important to educate the family and friends of those who suffer. We get questions from family members and loved ones all the time asking: “What should I do...
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