Ketamine infusions are an exceptional treatment for depression and anxiety, and they allow patients to work on substantially improving their lives. This additional work can be an important part of lasting improvement.
We offer nitrous oxide inhalation treatments as an alternative to ketamine infusions. Nitrous oxide has a long history of safe use and shows promise in treating depression.
The quality of sleep is an important part of your mental health. Getting the right amount of sleep and getting good sleep may help with mood disorders, including depression and anxiety. There are some easy (and not so easy) ways to improve your sleep.
New Research on Lone Star Infusion Treatments: The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Intravenous Ketamine Outcomes for Adult Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression
Patients with high levels of childhood trauma are more difficult to treat, however ketamine can still effectively treat them and does so better than typical antidepressants.
At lone star infusion, we are open and honest with our patients and happy to discuss all the alternatives to treatment and the risks and benefits of each so that they can choose what treatment works best for them.
The results of ketamine treatments for mood disorders – including depression, anxiety and PTSD – can be sustained over time through a combination of infusions in a series and maintenance treatments on a periodic basis.
For treating depression with ketamine infusions: This study reviewing our results shows an overall response rate above 70% for patients who receive an initial series of treatments either once a week or twice a week.
How are we supposed to think about an article, like this one below, that posits that depression and anxiety are primarily caused by structural imbalances in the way we live our lives, such as structural problems like being the janitor instead of the CEO:
Ketamine has a long history of medical use and the research to date supports ketamine as a safe and effective medication when administered by appropriately-trained medical professionals, such as anesthesiologists.
Ketamine was created in 1962. It was the first dissociative anesthetic agent in modern medicine, meaning that at high doses it can create a strong feeling of disconnection from one’s self and reality.
Magnesium appears to be related to healthy neural activity and magnesium appears to improve the action of ketamine at the neuron synapses when the two are given together.
Ketamine offers the possibility of rapid reduction of depressive symptoms, and may be an excellent option for people struggling with postpartum depression.
Much of modern medicine relies on doctors and other health care professionals working together in coordinated teams of experts – each person doing what they do best to take the best care of the patient.