How to sustain your results:
Ketamine treatments are an exceptional option for mood disorders and some pain conditions, often providing rapid and lasting reduction of symptoms. Results can be maintained through regular maintenance treatments from time to time as appropriate.
A series of infusions followed by maintenance treatments provides greater and longer-lasting relief - with each subsequent infusion in a series building upon the last. We typically start with a series of 6 infusions over several weeks followed by maintenance treatments as-needed - with maintenance treatments typically starting about every 3 to 5 weeks. The number and frequency of treatments is variable from patient to patient, but we recommend that you expect to pursue a series, as we consistently see the best results from patients who do so.
For more information on how and when to sustain results with ketamine: https://www.lonestarinfusion.com/blog/sustaining-results-with-ketamine-treatments
Adjunct Resources:
The items below may help you in their own right and may help improve the results you receive from ketamine treatments.
- Overall
- Ketamine Treatments for Depression: https://tim.blog/2022/09/30/dr-john-krystal-ketamine/
- Information on Benzodiazepines: https://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/
- Everyday Mental Health and Pain Maintenance: https://sa1s3.patientpop.com/assets/docs/55944.pdf
- o What to Do with Happiness Advice: https://www.lonestarinfusion.com/blog/what-to-do-with-advice-on-how
- Psychoterapy:
- Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: https://www.lonestarinfusion.com/contents/treatments/ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy
- Therapy in a Nutshell: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com
- CBT as a Video Game: https://www.healthygamer.gg//about/guide
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: https://palousemindfulness.com/
- Book on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Trap-2nd-Struggling-Living/dp/1472147170
- Acceptance and Commitment App: https://www.actcompanion.com
- DBT Manual: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/577d2ce937c58194f7d39816/t/60c7e92fa3583448b8c6fa19/1623714139969/dbt_skills_training_handouts_and_worksheets_-_linehan_marsha_srg_.pdf
- Anger Management App: https://mobile.va.gov/app/anger-and-irritability-management-skills-aims
- Science of Happiness Course: https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/event/the_science_of_happiness
- PTSD Coach App: https://mobile.va.gov/app/ptsd-coach
- Safety Plan Template: https://988lifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Brown_StanleySafetyPlanTemplate1.pdf
- Relationships
- Counseling (and other resources) for Couples and Parents: https://www.gottman.com
- Parenting Courses and Resources: https://www.ahaparenting.com/peaceful-parenting-course
- Couples Coach App: https://mobile.va.gov/app/couples-coach
- Sleep
- CBT-I Insomnia Therapy Program: https://slumbercamp.co/
- Insomnia Coach App: https://mobile.va.gov/app/insomnia-coach
- Nothing Much Happens Stories for Sleep: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com
- More Stories for Sleep: http://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com
- Meditation (and sleep)
- Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/
- Calm App: https://www.calm.com/
- InsightTimer (Free): https://insighttimer.com
- Abide (Christian): https://abide.co
- Tapping App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-tapping-solution/id1419815487
- Meditation to do with your children: https://annakaharris.com/mindfulness-for-children/
- Havening Resources: https://havening.org/about-havening/papers-videos-articles-radio
- Loving What Is Questions: https://thework.com/instruction-the-work-byron-katie/
- Waking Up Meditation App: https://www.wakingup.com
- Exercise
- Yoga with Adriene: https://yogawithadriene.com/
- Physical Therapy: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCmTe0LsfEbpkDpgrxKAWbRA
- Diet
- Drinking Change App: https://mobile.va.gov/app/vetchange
- Specific Carbohydrate Diet for Chron's, IBS and Colitis:http://online.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/site/DocServer/Specific_Carbohydrate_diet.pdf?docID=34292
- Anti-inflammatory diet for RA and arthritis and fibromyalgia: https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/nutrition/anti-inflammatory/the-ultimate-arthritis-diet
- Supplements
- Amazon List of Supplements: https://www.lonestarinfusion.com/contents/resources/recommended-supplements
