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Ketamine Infusion Therapy is leading the way in treating Depression
Ketamine is a United States Federal Drug Administration approved medication that has been used as an anesthetic since the 1970’s.
Since its discovery in 1962, it has been discovered that in sub-anesthetic doses to be a successful treatment of mood disorders including Depression, PTSD, OCD and Anxiety and Chronic Pain Syndromes including Central Sensitization Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Reflex Simplex Dystrophy. To provide the greatest chance of prolonged remission from symptoms, a series of infusions are scheduled over a two (2) – three (3) week period.
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Ketamine was developed in the 1950s and 1960s as an analgesic (a medication to block pain) in medical procedures and surgeries. This medication was used widely during the Vietnam War by medics to treat our soldiers. Ketamine’s development came from scientists who created phencyclidine. Yes, that’s right the drug known as PCP and angel dust. They found PCP could effectively cause analgesia, however, it came with the price tag of prolonged delirium (altered disturbed mind) and psychotic symptoms. Thus, scientists went back to the drawing board and eventually created ketamine.
Ketamine does have a past as a recreational drug. Ketamine has a dissociative effect (i.e. can make one feel altered) which has been abused. But, when ketamine is used to treat chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety, and depression, it is done so at the appropriate dose, set, and setting. Furthermore, there is a physician and/or nurse present to monitor you. At Reset Ketamine we administer ketamine through infusions (intravenously) because this gives the highest bioavailability and greatly reduces and limits the potential for abuse and side effects.
Ketamine has been part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Essential Medicines List since 1985 because of how important and effective it is in for patient use in hospitals. Ketamine does not cause respiratory or cardiac depression (i.e. decreased breathing or decreased blood pressure) like other analgesics and sedatives, and accordingly, makes it the most widely used medication in the world for sedation.
Ketamine is a remarkably safe drug. So safe that it has a history of being used on both animals (thus the reputation as a horse tranquilizer) and even children. In 1990, Drs. Steven Green, Eric Johnson, & Robert Nakamura (Loma Linda University and Riverside General Hospital) published a landmark study reviewing and demonstrating its safety in pediatric population for procedural sedation and analgesia. It continues to be used in the emergency department in a wide range of patients.
Ketamine has been part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Essential Medicines List since 1985 because of how important and effective it is in for patient use in hospitals. Ketamine does not cause respiratory or cardiac depression (i.e. decreased breathing or decreased blood pressure) like other analgesics and sedatives, and accordingly, makes it the most widely used medication in the world for sedation.
In the late 1990s, studies began to be published demonstrating the effectiveness of ketamine as a treatment for depression, pain, PTSD, and anxiety. Now, many research centers are looking at how ketamine could be used to decrease or even prevent getting these conditions.
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