Ketamine for Depression

Ketamine Infusion Therapy For Depression

Ketamine infusion therapy is a well-researched treatment that is safe and backed by years of evidence of positive benefit. Ketamine has a positive effect on brain receptors involved in regulating mood and pain perception. The latest research shows that Ketamine helps to boost the amount of glutamate released in the brain and balances the receptor chemicals and neurotransmitters that play a role in significantly reducing the symptoms of depression. In addition, Ketamine infusions typically provide a significantly faster relief of depressive symptoms and their severity after a single treatment compared to commonly used antidepressants that take considerably longer (several weeks to months) to have a positive effect. Furthermore, the positive effects of Ketamine frequently lasts weeks to months after only two or three infusions.

What is Depression?

Depression is one of the most common mental health issues in the world. Symptoms of depression include depressed mood (feeling down or sad) or frequent irritability, difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or awakening too early, feeling less joy or lack of interest in things you used to enjoy, feelings of guilt or low self-esteem, decreased energy or feeling frequently fatigued, difficulty with maintaining attention or concentration, changes in appetite (increase or decrease), physically moving more slowly than you normally do, and thoughts about suicide (if you are having thoughts about suicide, please contact your doctor immediately, go to the nearest ER, or call 9-1-1).

It’s important to note that a diagnosis of depression does not require that you have all of the above symptoms. Furthermore, there are many different types or subsets of depression.

Major Depressive Disorder requires several of the above symptoms present more often than not for two or more weeks.

A diagnosis of Persistent Depressive Disorder requires many of the above symptoms that persist more often than not for two years or more.

Postpartum Depressive Disorder is common among women who recently gave birth and exhibit depressive symptoms during the first year after childbirth.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is diagnosed when people experience the above symptoms (typically sad or depressed mood and low energy) limited to specific times of year (typically the winter months or months when exposure to sunlight is significantly limited).

Bipolar Disorder
People suffering from Bipolar Disorder typically experience depressive symptoms lasting anywhere from days to months followed by periods of mania (periods of excessively high energy, inability to sleep, rapid or pressured speech, impulsive behavior that may be reckless, irresponsible, or dangerous).

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