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Ketamine Infusion therapy
Ketamine therapy is for people who are suffering from treatment resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, and chronic pain. Ketamine is a drug that has been FDA approved since the 1970's as an anesthetic. Since it's discovery, it has been used at sub-anesthetic doses to successfully treat mood disorders as well as chronic pain. A low dose of Ketamine is given via an intravenous route over a series of appointments that have been proven to stimulate new synapses in the brain thus creating new neural pathways. It is thought that prolonged exposure to stresses cause neurons to die off, thus causing depression but Ketamine causes those neurons to regenerate within hours, relieving those symptoms. Traditional treatment of anti-depressants work on the serotonin or norepinephrine pathways and most people say they stop working or that they don't like the side-effects these medications cause. However, Ketamine works via the glutamate pathway.
The exact mechanism of how ketamine works in treating mental health disorders is still not fully understood. However, it is believed to work by increasing the levels of glutamate, a neurotransmitter in the brain that is associated with learning, memory, and synaptic plasticity.
Ketamine is administered intravenously in a controlled setting, usually at a clinic or hospital. The dosage and duration of the treatment vary depending on the patient’s condition and response. Ketamine treatment for mental health disorders typically involves a series of sessions. The initial session can last up to two hours, during which the patient is closely monitored for any adverse effects. The subsequent sessions may be shorter and less intensive. The therapeutic effects of ketamine treatment are usually felt within hours or days after the initial session. However, the duration of the effects varies from patient to patient and may require ongoing maintenance sessions. Ketamine treatment is considered a relatively safe and effective alternative to traditional antidepressant medications, which can take weeks or months to take effect and may have adverse side effects.
Research
Study: Efficacy of ketamine therapy in the treatment of depression
Summary: “Ketamine has a robust and rapid effect on depression, which was seen immediately after the administration of ketamine and sustained at the end of 1 month.”
Study: Signaling pathways underlying the rapid antidepressant actions of ketamine
Summary: “Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist produces a rapid antidepressant response (within hours) and is effective in treatment resistant depressed patients…Novel targets that influence glutamate transmission, BDNF-mTOR signaling, and synaptogenesis offer promise for the development of safer, rapid acting and efficacious antidepressant agents for the treatment of depression.”
Summary: “These results demonstrate that even the most treatment-resistant patients may benefit from ketamine, and that mid-to-long term treatment is effective in many patients.”
Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24740528/
Summary: "Researchers analyzed eight separate studies that investigated ketamine therapy for anxiety disorders. They concluded that current research supports ketamine’s ability to provide significant relief in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and other conditions on the anxiety spectrum. and depression."
Summary: Researchers analyzed eight separate studies that investigated ketamine therapy for anxiety disorders. They concluded that current research supports ketamine’s ability to provide significant relief in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and other conditions on the anxiety spectrum."
Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3799067/
Summary: "In 2013, a study by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology found that ketamine can have “rapid anti-obsessional effects”in adults suffering from OCD. In this trial, ketamine treatment was specifically effective against pervasive intrusive thoughts and obsessive symptoms. The study also noted that ketamine treatment could be an important development in OCD treatment because of its fast onset compared to other medications."
Ketamine infusion therapy is research-backed, evidence-based, and has a 30-year FDA-approved safety profile. Ketamine infusions are used to successfully treat a range of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and PTSD. Unlike traditional medications for anxiety, ketamine infusion therapy is typically effective within hours and symptoms can stay controlled for weeks or months between treatments.
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