There is no doubt that ketamine is a transformational medicine, but it takes more than ketamine for you to get better. Read our blog to learn more about how you can make your ketamine journey as impactful and life-changing as possible.
Surfing The Waves: Scary Ketamine Experiences & Life
What Is the ACE Model And Why Is it Important in Psychedelic Therapy?
In psychedelic therapy, such as ketamine infusions, speaking with a therapist can be a game-changer. In this blog post, we talk about a study that determines the importance of utilizing a psychological flexibility model, called the ACE model, for therapists to guide patients throughout their psychedelic journey.
Does It Matter If You Can't Remember Your Ketamine Experience?
Expectations vs. Realities of Getting Ketamine Infusions
What To Do When You Want Someone To Get A Ketamine Infusion
Letting Go Of The Little Voice In Your Head Through Ketamine Infusions
Ketamine: A New Way To Change Your Mind Blog
Medications That Can Decrease The Effectiveness Of Ketamine
“Microdose” What You Need To Get Done
What Is Esketamine & Racemic Ketamine?
Can I Do Just One Ketamine Infusion Treatment?
How Can I Be More Grateful In My Life?
Frequently, we can look at our lives and notice areas that aren’t quite good enough. Or it may feel like there is always something a little wrong. It might be the pick-up food order that’s missing an item when you get home, the small leak in your roof that needs to be repaired, or the highway traffic that we get stuck in.
Although we have much in our lives, we easily forget what we do have because we become used to what we have in our lives. This is known as the hedonic treadmill - a cycle of wanting, getting, then gradually becoming accustomed to what we previously desired
What's The Right Ketamine Infusion Dose?
When Should I Get a Ketamine Booster?
We often get asked this question: "How long is the time frame between ketamine booster infusions?" The real answer and it’s no surprise is... it depends.
As you already may know we recommend an initial six treatments over a period of two to three weeks. This is based upon the evidence from the clinical studies. Then depending on your response and how you feel, you may need a booster anywhere from every two weeks to every four weeks, sometimes even out to two or three months after the initiation series.
Should You Eat or Drink Before A Ketamine Infusion?
In this post, we wanted to share with you a question we’ve been asked several times: "What is your opinion on eating/drinking before ketamine infusions?”
No Drinking or Eating For At Least 3 Hours
At our clinic, we typically recommend that someone does not eat or drink for three hours prior to their ketamine treatments. Why? Well, some of the side effects of ketamine is nausea and vomiting.
Can People Who Are Grieving Get Ketamine Infusions?
Are Ketamine Clinics Legal?
Ketamine was first synthesized in the 1960’s for use as a general anesthetic. It’s been traditionally used in the operating room and emergency departments for sedation and pain control. Ketamine has a colorful history and is known to be used in veterinary medicine as a “horse tranquilizer” and even a recreational club drug of abuse. However, ketamine is the most common medicine used worldwide for sedation and the World Health Organization (WHO) places ketamine in it’s List of Essential Medicines.
Recently, there has been an upward trend of more ketamine clinics opening up in the United States. Ketamine clinics are on the cutting edge of medicine and represent a paradigm shift in the treatment of depression depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, as well as various forms of chronic pain. Because of ketamine’s history, there may be some confusion about it’s legal status when used “off-label.” To answer it simply, yes, ketamine clinics are legal.
Maintenance Ketamine Infusions for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Multiple studies have shown the benefits of using ketamine for treatment-resistant depression. Typically, the spacing of the ketamine infusions have been either two or three times per week. However, one recent study published in 2019 in the American Journal of Psychiatry showed that the reduction in depression symptoms were maintained with once-weekly infusions.
Ketamine for Migraine Headaches
Affecting about 37 million Americans, migraine headache attacks can be extremely painful and have a debilitating effect on patients’ lives. Associated with sensitivity to light, sound and smells; nausea; and vomiting, migraines can inhibit patients from going to work or enjoying day-to-day routine.
Those unresponsive to typical migraine treatments may feel particularly discouraged. When first and second-line drugs fail, what is a migraine sufferer to do? Fortunately, ketamine may be the answer!