Patients who are looking for an alternative treatment option for depression, anxiety or chronic pain, when the standard medications have not worked.

Ketamine is a rapidly acting opioid-free anesthetic and analgesic, that is typically given intravenously (IV). It is can be used for the treatment of neuropathic pain, chronic pain, major depressive disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Ketamine is not a cure. It will not cure your chronic pain, it will not cure your depression, it will not heal your underlying traumas, it will not cure any other illnesses. It is a tool to help, just like other medications & treatments. But like other treatments, you will need to keep utilizing it to continue receiving the benefits that it brings you.
It is a myth that ketamine will make a depressed person happy. In reality, ketamine treatments will make you feel more resilient. The stressors don’t change… what changes is your ability to cope & your willingness to engage in other treatments, both for mental health & physical health.

Even thought Intravenous ketamine is not FDA approved for the treatment of mental disorders like treatment-resistant depression, it can be used “off label’ with proven success.
Spravato, which is a nasal-spray form of Ketamine is FDA approved for the treatment of Depression.

The most common side effects are elevated blood pressure, tachycardia (fast heart beat), and nausea.

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Addiction to anything is a possibility. However, the probability of ketamine addiction is extremely low.

The initial process consists of 6 infusions, called “loading infusions”. After that, you enter the maintenance phase.

The average is about once a month, but it varies from person to person. Its recommended every two to three months after the last initial six infusions. It is important that clients self-monitor their symptoms to know when it is time for a booster infusion.