Ketamine was approved by the FDA for anesthetic use in 1970. It is a very safe drug since it doesn’t affect breathing. As on off-label treatment, it has been used to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD and many other ailments. It’s very well tolerated and can be used from 16 years old all the way to seniors.

Many of our patients have been on SSRIs for years and haven’t had success. A depressed mind runs the same thoughts and patterns over and over again getting stuck in a rut that seems impossible to get out. Depression creates neural pathways and synaptic connections that often become engrained. This in turn creates a snowball like effect where these types of thoughts occur repetitively. With treatment resistance depression Ketamine has been found to be very useful as a pattern disruptor. 80-90% of patients with depression report having an improvement in symptoms after just two weeks of Ketamine assisted therapy.

According to the CDC from August 2020-February 2021, the percentage of adults with symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorders rose to 41.5% and the highest increase was from young adults aged 18-29 years old. This has broad implications on the health of the individual but also society as a whole. When we lose our ability to socially interact with one another the rates of depression and anxiety increase.

That is where Ketamine therapy can help. As the only FDA approved psychedelic medicine its implications in treatment are far reaching. This psychedelic effect gives users an altered way of perceiving reality and their own life. The experience has been described as mystical by many and this state of mind helps create new sensory patterns and ways of viewing the world. Many times this is all it takes to get someone out of the rut of depression. By providing a new paradigm or lens to look through many patients are able to reframe their experiences in a more therapeutic way that allows them to sit with the discomfort in a way that wasn’t possible before.

In addition to all of these benefits, one of the most profound benefits of Ketamine IV therapy is that the results are immediate. This allows someone that has been suffering in the fog of depression immediate relief from their symptoms. This disassociation from the “self” also gives the patient a 35,000ft overview of themselves and their life allowing them to look at it through a more practical lens. The insights gained from even one treatment of Ketamine can create long-term behavior and mood changes. For some this is enough, but we find that most patients require a “stacked” approach where in the course of 2-3 weeks they have 4-8 treatments depending on their specific condition and treatment requirements. Call us today and schedule a free consultation to find out if Ketamine infusion therapy is right for you.