Depression is one of the most common mental disorders faced globally. If you think you might be struggling with depression, you aren’t alone. According to data from the National Institute of Mental Health, 7.1% of adults in the United States, or approximately 17.3 million people, have experienced a significant depressive episode. Why Ketamine? Despite undergoing …
The first-line pharmacological treatment, and only medications approved by the FDA, to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder are serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SRIs. These medications often only provide limited symptom relief, and usually take six to ten weeks to have a meaningful impact. SRIs also typically produce a wide range of unpredictable side effects for the user. …
Ketamine therapy is a type of mental health treatment that is used to treat a variety of conditions, including treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, anxiety, OCD, and more. If you are planning on receiving ketamine therapy, these are some important questions to discuss with your provider before your first treatment, and the answers we give our clients …
Ketamine is a drug that has been around in the medical field for over 50 years. Originally used as an anesthetic, it has now been discovered as an effective treatment for depression. There are two main types of ketamine used for depression treatment: intravenous ketamine and intranasal esketamine. Both ketamine IV infusions and the esketamine …
Ionescu et al. analyzed the effectiveness of a single ketamine infusion in treating depression in patients with anxious bipolar disorder compared to non-anxious bipolar disorder. Approximately 25-50% of patients with bipolar disorder have an anxious subtype, and the role of anxiety in influencing symptoms and challenges of bipolar disorder is becoming increasingly recognized. When it …
If you have depression, or another mental condition, that has been resistant to other forms of treatment, you may be considering trying TMS or ketamine therapy. Not everyone experiences relief after trying their first antidepressant, and some people go through multiple medications and forms of treatment and still struggle with their depression. Finding the treatment …
When it comes to ketamine, you’ve probably heard it all! From being a popular street drug to a powerful horse tranquilizer, there’s no shortage of misconceptions surrounding the use of Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression. Though ketamine is still a relatively new treatment for major depression, the results have proven to be life-saving. But with any …
Ketamine is a drug that is quite unique. When it comes to treating depression, the results have been so good, it’s been a surprise for many in psychiatry. “This is a game-changer,” Dr John Krystal, chief psychiatrist at Yale Medicine, told Medical Xpress. “When you take ketamine, it triggers reactions in your cortex that enable …
Amidst An Opioid Crisis, Ketamine Has the Potential To Save Lives Opioid abuse which began as pain treatment has led to a national epidemic. Ketamine, essentially non-addictive when administered in a medical setting, may be able to stem the tide, by treating chronic and other types of pain in place of highly addictive opioids. Opioid …
Ketamine and Depression: How Ketamine Helps with Depression Do you feel like you may be falling into a depression? Figures released by the National Institute of Mental Health indicate that 7.1% of all adults in the United States, which is an estimated 17.3 million, have experienced at least one significant depressive episode. Why is Ketamine …
Bespoke Treatment focuses on non-medication treatments that work. We are the first boutique center in Southern California to specialize in personalized TMS therapy, Ketamine treatment, and psychiatry.
