Ascend Ketamine Clinic Blog
Reflections on the use of ketamine for the treatment of depression, psychiatric disorders and chronic pain
Treat Your Depression, Improve Your Health & Increase Your Lifespan
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 6.7% of all adults living in the United States have at least one major depressive episode per year. The implications of this one major depressive episode are dire: a recent large-scale, long-term study...
Ketamine for Depression: Best Routes of Administration
When it comes to ketamine for depression, its ability to effectively alleviate symptoms is no secret. For several years, every ketamine study performed has shown that it a highly effective antidepressant that is effective in 70% of patients. However, when it comes to...
Chronic Pain & Depression: Ketamine Infusions Help Break the Cycle
There is an undeniable connection between depression and chronic pain. While depression is a clinical mental health disorder, it manifests with inexplicable psychical ailments: migraine headaches, back pain, etc. And while chronic pain is a clinically physical...
Suicidal Signs: How to Know if Someone is Suffering From Suicidal Depression
In the United States alone, more than 35,000 people commit suicide annually. This translates to about 94 people per day! Across all ages, sexes and races, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death. Unlike terminal illness where a patient can be definitively diagnosed...
Ketamine for Depression: The Negative Stigma Slowly Slips Away
Battling a bad reputation as a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic club drug, ketamine is finally starting to gain popularity as a depression treatment. In the United States alone, there are more than 250 private clinics legally offering off-label ketamine infusions...
Ketamine Saves Lives: True Stories from Ketamine Patients
Regardless of the growing mounds of evidence in support of ketamine as an antidepressant, still a negative stigma exists. To some, ketamine will never be more than a club drug, or a horse tranquilizer. But to the tens of thousands of Americans whose lives have changed...
The Effects of Ketamine: One Drug, Many Uses
Since researchers discovered the antidepressant effects of ketamine, it seems as though study after study unveils a potential new use for the drug. In addition to being a powerfully effective treatment for depression, anxiety and chronic pain, ketamine has also shown...
Ketamine Treatment Rapidly Reduces Depression & Suicidal Ideation
Between 1999 and 2015, suicide rates in the U.S. have increased by almost 27%. Young adults and teens, sadly, make up a large proportion of this increase. Until recently, traditional antidepressants and psychiatric care were the most common treatments for depression...
Treatment for Depression: Dealing with Depression During the Holidays
The holidays aren’t always jolly and joyful. From financial challenges and unwanted guests to managing grief, combating loneliness and juggling a busier-than-ever schedule, the holidays oftentimes trigger depression and anxiety—especially in those already prone to...
The Past, Present & Future of Ketamine for Depression
Ketamine has been getting a lot of media attention lately—for better and for worse. One of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of severe depression and other psychiatric disorders, many people are still skeptical about ketamine infusions, writing off ketamine...
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