Ascend Ketamine Clinic Blog
Reflections on the use of ketamine for the treatment of depression, psychiatric disorders and chronic pain
Intranasal Ketamine Succeeds for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Phase III Clinical Trial
There are about 41,000 suicides reported each year in the US—many of which are the result of poorly treated or treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Esketamine, an isomer of ketamine which is being researched and developed by Jannsen Pharmaceuticals, would become one...
Ketamine Infusion Success Stories: A Life-Changing Depression Treatment
A ketamine infusion is used to treat a variety of mental health disorders, including—but not limited to: depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain. Everyone responds differently to psychiatric medications, and for some, pharmacological solutions...
Opiates & Post-Surgical Chronic Pain: Is It Worth the Risk?
Opiates—highly addictive, widely used, and trusted by medical professionals to relieve the symptoms of acute pain. While highly effective, do we ever stop to consider whether these narcotics are doing more harm than good? Opioid addiction is exponentially increasing...
Nature vs. Nurture: A New Study Indicates that Depression May be More “Nature” Than We Thought
The on-going debate of nature vs. nurture is widespread, and applicable to a variety of topics. The nature concept is the idea that some individuals are born more susceptible to mental health issues based on their genetic make-up. Nurture is the notion that implies...
Ketamine for Depression: Minimizing the Potential for Abuse
Awarded “breakthrough” status by the FDA back in 2016, clinical trials continue to show promise for Johnson & Johnson’s esketamine—an isomer of ketamine that is administered intranasally. Just this week, the American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) published...
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...
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