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New to ketamine care? Read these first
Three guides that answer the questions most patients ask before their first visit.
Guides
What is Ketamine and How Does it Work?
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used in surgery and pain management since the 1960s. At clinical doses it is an effective therapy for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, anxiety and suicidality, and it can relieve chronic pain.
Guides
Is Ketamine Therapy Safe?
The article says ketamine IV infusions for mood disorders and chronic pain are very safe when given by highly trained, board-certified anesthesia providers, and notes the World Health Organization lists ketamine as an essential medicine. The ideal candidate has usually tried other treatments without success.
Pricing
How to Pay for Ketamine Therapy and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
Most patients lower ketamine costs through insurance-based Spravato treatment or IV ketamine supported by reimbursement and other payment tools. Spravato often provides the lowest out-of-pocket cost for patients who qualify.
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Wellness
Maximize Ketamine’s Benefits with Physical Wellness
Ketamine's benefits may not last without lifestyle changes. The article explains how regular exercise, which boosts dopamine circulation, can support ketamine treatment for depression, anxiety and PTSD.
Wellness
Nutrition, Lifestyle, And Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine can cause dehydration, so drink plenty of water before, during and after a session. The article covers nutrition and lifestyle habits that support ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant mood disorders and chronic pain.
Wellness
How Vitamin Deficiencies Can Affect Your Health
Vitamins are needed for physical and mental health, and a deficiency can cause a wide variety of symptoms that may take months to show. The article explains common deficiencies and their symptoms.
Wellness
Self-Care Tips for New Moms and Parents
Caring for a child can be stressful and lonely, and about one in seven women experience peripartum depression, according to the American Psychiatric Association. The article shares self-care tips for new moms and parents.
Wellness
Build Your Self-Confidence with Ketamine
Ketamine therapy, especially when combined with talk therapy, can help people with depression and anxiety address the emotional and thought patterns behind low self-confidence. Patient testimonies and clinical studies point to benefits for conditions resistant to SSRIs.
Wellness
Best Lifestyle Practices for Ketamine Patients
Ketamine often lessens depression symptoms so patients can have breakthroughs, but not everyone feels dramatically better without other changes. The article shares lifestyle practices that support treatment for treatment-resistant depression.
Wellness
The Power of Music & Ketamine Therapy
Music can make ketamine therapy more soothing and immersive by influencing brain pathways related to pleasure, emotional processing and learning. Clinicians and patients can try different genres and playlists to find what works best.
Wellness
Three Reasons We Become Dehydrated: Sports, Socializing, and Sickness
Sports, socializing (especially alcohol) and sickness are the three main ways people become dehydrated, and hydration affects sleep, thinking and mood. IV hydration with B vitamins, zinc and electrolytes is offered to support recovery.
Wellness
A Better Way to Boost Your Immune System
A Myers' cocktail is an IV infusion of vitamins and minerals that patients usually say leaves them energized with a better sense of well-being. The post presents it as one way to support your immune system, and the FDA has not evaluated these statements.
Wellness
About the Benefits of Wellness Infusions
A wellness infusion is an IV drip of fluids, vitamins and minerals delivered straight into the bloodstream. Infusions have been in use since the 19th century. Avesta screens every patient first. The FDA has not evaluated these statements, and infusions do not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.
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