Are you a fibromyalgia patient? Receiving this diagnosis is challenging, but when you’ve been living with symptoms for years, you may feel like it’s a relief to know what you’re dealing with finally. However, after the initial confirmation, questions still loom. How Fibromyalgia Can Hold You Back According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, an estimated …
Have you recently been diagnosed with CRPS? Gary W. Jay, MD explains that CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) is a “heterogeneous group of disorders that generally develop after trauma to soft tissue but also may develop after visceral diseases or nerve lesions, or rarely without an obvious antecedent event.” He further indicates that this neurologic …
One of the most frustrating things about CRPS is that it’s not a widely understood pain condition. The International Neuromodulation Society explains that complex regional pain syndrome has been a challenge to treat historically. The main reason being that physicians can’t find an apparent cause for the degree of pain their patients are experiencing. As …
Highlights Preliminary evidence suggests that ketamine may be effective in addiction. Potential interacting mechanisms are enhancing neurogenesis and psychological therapies. Ketamine may reduce depressive symptoms in a risky window for addiction relapse. Abstract Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic drug which acts on the central nervous system chiefly through antagonism of the n-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. Recently, ketamine has attracted attention as a rapid-acting anti-depressant but other studies have also …
Ketamine’s antidepressive effects require activation of opioid receptors in the brain, a new Stanford study shows. The surprising finding may alter how new antidepressants are developed and administered in order to mitigate the risk of opioid dependence. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that ketamine works as an antidepressant at least in part …
Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is an extreme fear of adverse or wrong judgment from people, leading to feelings of humiliation, rejection, embarrassment, and inadequacy in a social situation. People with this disorder may worry about others considering them to be dull, stupid, strange, or embarrassing in social interactions. To cope, they …
Suicide is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is estimated that there is one suicide death every 12 minutes in this country. The CDC states that there has been roughly a 25% increase in suicide over the last few …
Major depression is a widespread mental health disorder affecting millions of people around the globe, impacting over 20 million adults and adolescents in the United States alone. While depression is generally treatable, achieving significant and lasting symptom relief often requires time and patience. Conventional treatment approaches fall short of providing sufficient and enduring relief for …
When the FDA approved the fast-acting esketamine nasal spray Spravato™ in early 2019, it gave newfound hope to many people who struggle with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), or any major depressive disorder that hasn’t improved with traditional antidepressants. As a fully certified ketamine clinic, Bespoke Treatment is committed to providing innovative and individualized solutions for patients with TRD, including in-office esketamine treatments. Let’s explore …
Bespoke Treatment focuses on non-medication treatments that last. We are the first boutique center in Southern California to specialize in personalized TMS therapy, Ketamine treatment, and neurofeedback.
