Humanity needs to have an uncomfortable conversation about suicide. It’s a growing problem in the West and one that we don’t give nearly enough attention. Around 800,000 people kill themselves every year, according to the World Health Organization. After car accidents, it’s the leading cause of death for people between ages 15 and 29. Clearly, …
Treatment shows promise where other antidepressants fail. Anxiety, depression and suicide are on the rise among American youth. But ketamine — a drug historically used as a surgical anesthetic — is showing promise as a treatment that can succeed where other antidepressant medications have failed. The need for help is dire. A 2019 Pew report said 70 percent of teenagers report …
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists have released consensus guidelines on the use of intravenous (IV) ketamine for the management of acute pain. “The use of ketamine for chronic pain has skyrocketed, and because it is an off-label use of a generic …
Ketamine, primarily used as an approved dissociative anesthetic during surgery, has gained attention in recent years as a potential treatment for various mental health conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). While research on the use of ketamine for OCD is still in its early stages, there is evidence suggesting that it may have a positive impact …
Since the early 1970s, Ketamine has been FDA approved in the United States for use as an anesthetic. Hospitals and physicians worldwide use it to treat severe pain, including abdominal, extremity, and lower back pain. It’s also used for the treatment of other pain conditions that include fractures and trauma. The FDA approval is for …
Are you suffering from fibromyalgia pain and looking for relief? Ketamine treatment could be your answer. When given in low doses, in a clinical environment, ketamine improves pain control for fibromyalgia patients, especially for those whose pain is not sufficiently controlled using other pain medications. Patients who receive a diagnosis for fibromyalgia are experiencing a …
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 …
Receiving a CRPS diagnosis may leave you with many questions. If you’re living with the associated chronic pain, the frustration can be overwhelming. Read on to learn how ketamine is a new treatment for CRPS. Many people living with CRPS or RSD have lost jobs, relationships, and even friends, due to this debilitating condition. This …
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 …
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.
