Mood Disorders
ketamine offers longer lasting Mood Disorder treatment with less side effects than traditional drug therapies.
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Mood Disorders
If you’re struggling with depression and traditional treatments haven’t worked, ketamine therapy might offer new hope. Recent studies show that ketamine can bring significant and rapid improvement for those with major depression.
By enhancing synaptic connections in the brain, ketamine helps boost mood, energy levels, and self-esteem after just one or two treatments. It’s proving effective, even for those with treatment-resistant depression, offering longer-lasting relief with fewer side effects than conventional antidepressants.
DEPRESSION
Depression results from a complex mix of biological, psychological, and environmental factors, and it can seriously impact how you think, feel, and handle daily life. Without treatment, depression often leads to feelings of hopelessness, irritability, and constant anxiety. While traditional antidepressants can take weeks or even months to work, many patients experience significant relief after just one ketamine treatment.
How Ketamine Treats Depression
- Ketamine infusions can alleviate distressing thoughts within hours of treatment.
- It helps restore the chemical balance in the brain that depression disrupts.
- Ketamine has shown success in cases where traditional antidepressants have been ineffective.
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD)
If you’ve been experiencing persistent and intense sadness for a long time, it might be due to Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), a serious mood disorder that affects not just how you feel but also how you function daily. MDD can impact your mood, behavior, and even physical functions like sleep and appetite. It often leads to a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed and makes even simple, everyday tasks feel overwhelming.
How Ketamine Treats Major Depressive Disorder
Ketamine is proving to be a highly effective treatment for MDD. It helps reduce symptoms like deep sadness, low energy, and difficulty concentrating. One of the most important benefits of ketamine is its ability to rapidly reduce suicidal thoughts, providing much-needed relief for those struggling with these difficult emotions.
BIPOLAR DEPRESSION
Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes extreme shifts in mood, thoughts, energy, and behavior. During the depressive phase, it can be challenging for patients to work or engage in family and community life. While similar to major depression, bipolar depression often comes with increased eating, more sleep, and a significant drop in energy levels.
How Ketamine Treats Bipolar Depression
- Ketamine can alleviate symptoms of bipolar depression, often bringing relief within just a few treatments.
- Unlike many other medications for bipolar depression, ketamine has no side effects between treatments.
- Ketamine is a promising alternative for patients who have not responded to traditional treatments.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects individuals who have been through traumatic events. Veterans and survivors of accidents or violence often experience ongoing fear and stress long after the events have passed. This condition can disrupt daily life and significantly reduce one’s quality of life.
How Ketamine Treats PTSD
- Ketamine can improve PTSD symptoms in as little as two treatments.
- The positive effects of ketamine are often long-lasting.
- Ketamine is effective even for those who haven’t found relief with traditional antidepressants.
SUICIDAL IDEATIONS
Suicidal thoughts can feel overwhelming and all-consuming. When you’re in that much pain, it can be hard to see a way out. These thoughts often bring a deep focus on death, pulling you away from your loved ones, and increasing your anxiety.
There is HOPE. Ketamine has been proven to provide some of the fastest and most lasting relief for suicidal thoughts that we’ve ever seen in clinical trials.
How Ketamine Helps with Suicidal Ideations:
- Ketamine can significantly reduce or suspend suicidal thoughts for several months after treatment.
- It provides rapid relief, often much faster than traditional antidepressants.
- Ketamine also addresses underlying mental health conditions, such as depression, that may be contributing to these thoughts.
ANXIETY
Anxiety is incredibly common, affecting millions of Americans every day. Whether it’s social anxiety, separation anxiety, or general anxiety, these conditions can really hold you back from living your life the way you want.
Ketamine therapy has been shown to be highly effective in treating anxiety.
How Ketamine Helps with Anxiety:
- Ketamine infusions enhance communication between nerve cells in the brain.
- This therapy can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms while boosting your mood, energy levels, and self-esteem.
- The positive effects can last for several months after the initial treatments.
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) often involves persistent, intrusive thoughts or repetitive, ritualistic behaviors that feel impossible to ignore. Unfortunately, many common treatments for OCD, like SSRI medications and cognitive behavioral therapy, have a low success rate and often come with numerous side effects.
How Ketamine Helps with OCD:
- Ketamine effectively alleviates obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, as well as the depression that often accompanies OCD.
- Compared to traditional treatments, ketamine typically causes little to no side effects.
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Postpartum Depression can manifest as a deeply depressed mood, irritability, significant changes in weight or appetite, sleep disturbances like insomnia or hypersomnia, overwhelming fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, and difficulty concentrating or making decisions.
How Ketamine Helps with Postpartum Depression:
- Ketamine can alleviate depressive symptoms in as little as one treatment, allowing a new mother to reclaim her life in days rather than months.
- It works much faster than traditional treatments, often showing results within just a few days, and without the common side effects of most antidepressants.
- Because ketamine is rapidly metabolized, it won’t transmit to your child through breast milk.
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Secondary Depression
Secondary depression can arise from chronic pain conditions, where the persistent pain and inflammation contribute to feelings of depression. Ketamine is effective in treating not only the depressive symptoms but also the underlying inflammation and pain associated with these conditions.
CROHN'S DISEASE
How Ketamine Treats Secondary Depression Caused By Chron’s Disease:
- Ketamine works to reverse inflammation, pain, and intestinal erosion, addressing many of the underlying conditions that contribute to both pain and depression.
- It effectively relieves the secondary depression caused by chronic conditions, offering patients a more positive outlook as they continue their necessary treatments.
ULCERATIVE COLITIS
How Ketamine Treats Secondary Depression Caused By Ulcerative Colitis:
- Ketamine effectively reverses inflammation, pain, and intestinal erosion, alleviating many of the conditions that contribute to both pain and depression.
- It helps relieve the secondary depression caused by these chronic conditions, providing patients with a more positive outlook as they continue their necessary treatments.
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
How Ketamine Treats Secondary Depression Caused By IBS:
- Ketamine helps reverse inflammation, pain, and intestinal erosion, alleviating many of the underlying conditions that contribute to both pain and depression.
- It effectively relieves the secondary depression associated with these chronic conditions, giving patients a more positive outlook as they continue their essential treatments.
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TMS Therapy
Are you or a loved one struggling with major depression? Have you noticing little to no relief from antidepressants? Or maybe it’s difficult for you to tolerate the side effects such as weight gain, insomnia, and sweating? TMS Therapy could be the solution for you.
FAQ's
WHAT IS KETAMINE?
Ketamine has been a trusted anesthetic in hospitals for over 50 years, used during surgeries in children, adults, and even animals. Recently, it’s gained attention for its effectiveness in treating conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain (such as fibromyalgia and CRPS). At low doses, Ketamine has shown remarkable results. The exact dose will vary depending on your specific needs.
HOW MANY INFUSIONS WILL I NEED?
Typically, you’ll start with six infusions. For mood disorders, each session lasts about 50 minutes. If you’re being treated for chronic pain, you may need more than six infusions, with each session lasting between 2 to 3 hours. After your initial treatments, you might require booster infusions as needed.
IF KETAMINE WORKS, WILL I BE ON IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?
No, you won’t need Ketamine for life. Ketamine infusions have proven to be highly effective for many patients, offering relief from depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, PTSD, and CRPS.
HOW QUICKLY CAN I BE SEEN?
We require all patients to have a consultation first to determine the best treatment plan for them. Please call us as soon as possible to schedule your consultation. After your assessment, we’ll book your treatment at one of our convenient locations.
WILL THE INSURANCE COVER THE TREATMENT?
Some insurance carriers may cover our services. We’ll work closely with you to explore the best financial options available.
WILL I BE INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT?
All treatments at Point Ketamine are outpatient. We ensure a private and comfortable environment to maintain your confidentiality.
CAN I WORK AFTER?
It’s not recommended to return to work immediately after your treatments. You should be able to resume your regular activities the following day.
HOW LONG WILL I BE OUT?
You’ll stay awake during your infusions. Although Ketamine is traditionally an anesthetic, the doses we administer are at sub-anesthetic levels. You might feel a bit drowsy during and after your session, but it should pass relatively quickly.
Caution: The treatment may not be effective or appropriate for all patients, additional side effects may occur, and all patients should talk to their physician to learn more about the treatment and potential risks.
