Ketamine Therapy
Effectively treats
depression, chronic pain, and mood disorders.
Ketamine is a well-researched, dissociative anesthetic that has been widely used since FDA approval in 1970. Ketamine has been extensively used in both adult and pediatric populations for surgery, minor procedures, and trauma.
The World Health Organization lists Ketamine as one of the most essential medications due to its proven therapeutic effects and wide margin of safety.
Over the last 10 years, much research on Ketamine has been done by Yale University & the National Institute of Health (NIH). This led to the discovery of the use of Ketamine in lower doses to effectively treat depression, chronic pain, and mood disorders. The use of Ketamine for depression is revered as “the biggest discovery in mental health treatment in decades.”
Ketamine is a NMDA receptor antagonist that works on a different pathway in the brain than common treatments such as SSRI’s (Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac). Researchers are still working to determine how this medication can improve mood, depression, and pain so quickly and effectively.
We know that Ketamine works on the neurotransmitter known as glutamate. Glutamate increases neural communication essentially “rewiring” the part of the brain causing distress. This has a positive effect on your thinking and emotional regulation. Research indicates that Ketamine stimulates the regrowth of synapses.
