Ketamine treatment
What is Ketamine?
Esketamine is an active ingredient from the group of anesthetics that we use orally-sublingually (in the mouth, under the tongue) to treat therapy-resistant depression.
At low doses, ketamine therapy regenerates nerve pathways in the brain that have been damaged by psychological problems or chronic pain conditions.
Ketamine is approved by the European Medicines Agency.
Areas of application
depression
Due to physiological changes caused by ketamine treatment, many patients can feel improvement after just 1 - 2 treatments, however, ketamine is not a "cure" for depression and requires ongoing maintenance treatments after stabilization. Ketamine treatment in conjunction with psychological support makes it possible to overcome depression in the long term in many cases.
Neuropathic and chronic pain
In chronic pain, pain signals remain active in the nervous system for months or even years. The emotional toll of chronic pain can also make the pain worse.
Research has shown that ketamine therapy has a highly beneficial effect on the central nervous system by rebooting your neurotransmitters and attacking the “root of the problem,” unlike traditional pain medicine which attempts to dampen pain signals with painkillers.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Numerous studies have been conducted on PTSD patients using ketamine, many of which concluded that “ketamine treatment was associated with a significant and rapid reduction in the severity of PTSD symptoms.”
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD, assistant professor at Columbia University in New York, presented research at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting that ketamine has been shown to rapidly reduce symptoms of OCD, thereby giving patients the freedom to regain control of their lives.
Suicidal thoughts
Ketamine has been shown in a number of studies to dramatically reduce suicidal thoughts after treatment: "There is increasing evidence that lower doses of ketamine can reduce suicidal feelings and relieve symptoms of severe depression in a very short time, just a few hours." (Dr. Richard Shelton, University of Birmingham, Alabama)
Your life is not over yet. It's just beginning. Ketamine can help you recognize this.
'THE COMEBACK OF PSYCHEDELICS - A trip to mental health?'
For our clients - please fill out:
For the ketamine treatment evaluation, we ask you to fill out the following questionnaires:
Once before the first ketamine treatment to document your previous condition:
Please fill out the following link immediately after your Kectamine experience:
Ketamine treatment questionnaire
And the following questionnaire about 2-3 days after each ketamine treatment to document the mood changes:
Last hope hallucinogens
Psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms” are considered dangerous intoxicants. Nevertheless, research sees great medical potential in it to alleviate depression. These substances could also be used in Austria in the future.