Our commitment to comprehensive care extends beyond detoxification. We understand the complex interplay between substance abuse and mental health, and we’re here to help you access the right resources. Our network of trusted partners in the fields of mental health and substance abuse ensures that you receive the holistic support you need.
- Major Depressive disorder
- Chronic Depression, e.g., when there are ongoing depressive symptoms over 2 years – Depression not responding to standard antidepressant treatments
- Inability to take standard antidepressants due to side effects
- PTSD – post-traumatic stress disorder
- Anxiety Disorder
- Chronic Neuropathic Pain
- Current manic or psychotic symptoms
- Hx of psychotic episodes
- Current serious substance abuse issues
- Intent to get pregnant in the near future
- Unstable epilepsy – frequent, severe seizures
- Unstable heart conditions and severe unstable hypertension (patients with severe and unstable heart conditions must receive clearance from a cardiologist)
- Short-term – lasting no more than a few hours: sedation, fatigue, limited concentration, nausea, dizziness, impaired coordination
- Longer-term- lasting a few days: restlessness, insomnia, vivid dreams, feeling energized, increase in anxiety and mood fluctuations
- Very short-term- lasting a few minutes: dream-like states of mind, feeling detached from one’s body, perceptual changes, imaging colorful shapes, intensification of sounds or lights, sensitivity to noises, feeling spiritual connections, feeling like melting away, slowed down breathing, elevation of blood pressure, dry mouth, feeling numb
Ketamine therapy is very dependent on the mindset and setting of the treatment. It is important that the setting is neither too casual (IV spas) nor overly medical.
On the casual side, it is important to note that according to regulations, a crash cart must be available on-site wherever ketamine is administered. Spa settings or IV therapy centers do not carry crash carts and are not medically equipped to provide ketamine therapy. On the other end of things, a busy and noisy hospital environment with several patients getting treatment in a large room separated by curtains is not private and too overstimulating for a relaxing experience.
Literature suggests that intravenous ketamine 0.5 mg/kg over 40 min weekly could be useful in the treatment of bipolar depression with prominent anhedonia, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31488790/
Ketamine is most commonly administered in the dose of 0.5 mg/kg, but some patients may respond to doses as low as 0.1 mg/kg, and others may require up to 0.75 mg/kg. The ketamine dose is conventionally administered over 40 minutes; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28749092/
We understand the challenges faced by those suffering from substance abuse disorder. We’re ready to answer your questions and help you begin your journey – contact us today!