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Frequently Asked Questions about Ketamine Injections
What does Ketamine Treat?
There have been 100's of thousand Ketamine infusions & injections administered for treatment resistant depression (TRD), bipolar depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, OCD, addiction and PTSD over the past decade and many of the clinical trials have shown upwards of 80% of clients receive significant relief from a series of these powerful treatments.
Ketamine Injections have also been shown to treat:
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Major Depression
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The depressed phase of bipolar disorder
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postpartum depression
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Anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Feeling numb and disconnected
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Addiction/Withdrawal
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restless leg syndrome & severe migraines
Our treatments will be tailored specifically to your condition and treatment plan in terms of frequency and dosing. Ketamine West can safely and effectively give therapeutic doses via Intramuscular Injections (IM) which are clinically just as powerful as IV infusions. Our goal is to offer you the best chance of success. By listening to your story we can create a treatment plan that is safe, flexible, and helps to rapidly relieve your suffering
How is ketamine different from traditional antidepressants?
A healthy functioning brain vs a depressed brain
Traditional antidepressants known as SSRIs like Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, and effexor are believed to work by altering levels of neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) in your brain such as serotonin and dopamine. These neurotransmitters play a major role in shaping our moods on a daily basis. These traditional medications may work well for some but can take months of guessing and waiting and still will only work for less than 36% of the population, who fail several med trials and are considered treatment resistant.
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) affects millions of people each year. Sadly, many of these people are still suffering with little to no relief and a deep feeling of hopelessness as they continue to struggle and isolate from family and friends.
With treatment resistant depression its likely we're targeting the wrong route to relieving one's suffering all the while their hope continues to shrink and their medication list and side effects continue to grow.
Ketamine's rapid antidepressant and anti suicide effects are unique and very different from traditional antidepressants in that it bypasses the traditional antidepressant route and works rapidly, within hours, on a super highway in your brain called the glutamate system. Researchers believe glutamate is the most abundant neurotransmitter ( super car) in your brain. glutamate is also responsible for creating new neuronal pathways and synapses (super highways) in your brain in the form of memory, emotions, and optimal brain functioning. Ketamine and glutamate can restore your broke down car (dopamine and serotonin) and repair your damaged freeways (neuronal synapses) in your brain in order to get you get you back onto the road of feeling happy, healthy, and excited about the direction of your life.
How many Injections will I need?
Much of the research done over the past two decades has shown that intravenous (IV) ketamine and Intramuscular ketamine (IM) at low to moderate doses has been shown to have rapid and remarkable benefits on about 80% of those suffering from severe depression or treatment resistant depression (TRD). There's no doubt that the benefits of ketamine are remarkable and very real when it comes to depression.
For treatment resistant depression, PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health disorders we recommend Approximately 4-6 office visits with 2 injection per office visit. After speaking with you and reviewing your unique case, we will establish a treatment plan with the goal rapid relief and remission. By giving intramuscular injections (IM) with our unique dosing protocol and schedule, we can safely administer ketamine with one goal of safely and effectively relieving your suffering
Some clients can see improvement the day after their first office visit but some may not see benefits until after their 2nd or 3rd office visit depending on the severity of their symptoms. On the first Injection, we want to get your body and mind used to ketamine by giving you a dose that feels safe to you. This will allow us to see how you respond and tolerate ketamine injections. Our goal will always be to relieve your suffering.
If ketamine does not improve your mood, outlook, and overall functionality right away please be patient and we strongly suggest you complete your series of injections to maximize ketamine's ability to create new brain synapses and pathways while shedding the pathways that no longer serve you. By completing your series of injections you will have a much higher chance of repairing synapses and creating new neuronal pathways with one primary goal of remission
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