Although ketamine has been used safely as an anesthetic since the 1960s, the discovery of ketamine as a highly effective and rapid-acting treatment for a wide range of treatment-resistant mood disorders has been hailed as arguably the most significant development in psychiatry during the past...
In March, 2019, esketamine (also known as S-ketamine) received FDA approval in the form of a nasal spray in conjunction with an oral antidepressant for patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD) who have failed two antidepressant medications from two different pharmacological classes. Many patients are...
With the dangers of ketamine in recreational use but the benefits with psychiatric treatment, what is the truth about Ketamine? Ketamine Effects Scientists at Stanford University recently held a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial to see if the anti-depressive effects of ketamine were generated by activation of...
Why do psychiatrists prescribe Ketamine for the treatment of depression and anxiety? It’s an interesting question. And, for potential patients and referring clinicians, it is an important question to understand. In short, there are two good answers: One, it works fast. And two, it can work for...
In recent decades it has become increasingly well recognized that depression is as much a disease of the body as it is a disease of the mind. Years of research point to the fact that the mechanism by which depression manifests is largely biochemical in...
Nearly one in four teens experience major depressive disorder (MDD), a disorder characterized by persistent low mood, irritability, low self-esteem, fatigue, and generalized psychic pain. Amongst this age group, suicide is of particular concern as suicide attempts can be made impulsively, without a full grasp...
Mounting clinical evidence supports the use of intravenous (IV) ketamine for the rapid treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Over the past decade and a half, physicians have continually noted the drug’s robust antidepressant quality, which provides very rapid near instantaneous symptom relief. In comparison...
Ketamine has shown huge success in treating PTSD for patients....
Time Magazine has recently published a new article that is aptly titled, "New Hope for Depression". We're excited that more and more individuals and institutions are taking notice of the immense power and potential of ketamine to heal! From the article: " "It's been a paradigm...
Prozac, the first Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI), was released by Eli Lilly in 1987. Compared to its predecessors, this blockbuster drug was more effective and more tolerable. As a result, Prozac was immediately popular with both clinicians and patients alike, and within three years...