Ketamine Clinic Blog
Our thoughts and reflections on using ketamine to treat depression & chronic pain.
4 Things to Avoid if You Suffer from an Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety is a normal human emotion that triggers our flight-or-fight response in a potentially dangerous or worrisome situation. However, when and if you experience severe, out of proportion anxiety attacks that affect your day-to-day functionality, you may actually...
Ketamine for Substance Abuse: Can Ketamine Help Treat Addiction-Related Depression?
Have you seen addiction tear apart relationships, alter your loved ones emotionally and physically, or personally felt the sting of its controlling grip? Addiction can truly leave people feeling alone, and is proven to cause depression. Did you know that there were...
Chronic Pain Management: Holistic Solutions for Pain Management
30% of individuals in the U.S. suffer from some sort of chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined when pain continues beyond the regular allotted time for healing, usually for more than 3 months. With chronic pain interfering with daily lives, for many people it can be a...
The Ethics of Ketamine for Depression: Why Hope is Always the Right Choice
There is an ongoing epidemic in the United States, and the statistics may shock you: since 1999, the suicide rate in this country has increased by more than 25%. What’s worse is that researchers suggest this trend will only continue to grow. If you have ever known...
Tips for Coping with Depression in the Workplace
There are many people—people you probably see every day—who are hiding behind a fake smile, while they suffer on the inside. About 16 million Americans struggle with depression, failing to find joy in their everyday lives. It is said that the average age...
Am I Depressed? A Review of the Symptoms of Depression
It's normal for everyone to feel sadness from time to time. Clinical depression, on the other hand, is a concerning mental health disorder that requires attention and treatment. Knowing the difference could save your life and change your world. According...
Managing Chronic Pain Post-Surgery: A New Study Shows Ketamine for Chronic Pain is a Highly Effective Option
It’s more important than ever to offer non-opioid pain management options, especially after surgery or in other situations where the development of chronic pain symptoms is possible or probable. One in 20 young adults use opioid painkillers for too long...
Ketamine for Depression: Top Developments in Ketamine Research in 2018
It’s Depression Awareness Month, and we’d like to generate awareness for the 300 million people who struggle with depression every day. Less of 50% of these individuals will ever receive successful treatment. Limited by healthcare, limited by finances,...
Ketamine Infusions Gain Traction for Chronic Pain Management
Over 25 million people in the U.S. struggle with chronic pain. Their pain may be caused by a past trauma, or a disorder such as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia, or reflex sympathetic syndrome. With chronic pain, the central nervous...
Ketamine for Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is referred to as a bleak period of melancholy that a woman struggles with after birth. There is often a tendency for mothers to dismiss the feelings amidst the chaos of having a newborn child, when in reality it should be treated as...
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