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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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Locations
Avesta Ketamine and Wellness is Opening a Second Location in McLean Virginia November 2020
Avesta announced a second location in McLean, Virginia, opening in November 2020. The release also explains how ketamine infusions are used for depression, anxiety, PTSD and chronic pain.
Stories
Stories Shared with Avesta: What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know
Mental Health Awareness Week and Month, led by NAMI, aim to reduce stigma around mental illness. This post shares what people living with mental illness want you to know, plus prevalence figures for common conditions among U.S. adults.
News
Should Ketamine be used during police arrests?
Ketamine has a long medical history and is safe when given by a licensed clinical practitioner, at lower managed doses, in a controlled clinical setting. The article explains why that clinical context matters when asking whether police should use it.
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.
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.
Conditions
Can You Cure Depression?
Depression may not have a simple cure, but it can be managed and can go into full remission. Ketamine IV infusions, followed by maintenance treatments to keep relief going, are one option worth discussing in a free consultation.
Conditions
Does Ketamine Therapy Work for Depression?
Ketamine IV infusions can help depression, and the standard course is six sessions of 45 to 60 minutes, given in the office by a licensed practitioner. A free consultation can show whether a treatment plan makes sense for you.
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.
Conditions
How To Manage Your Chronic Pain with Ketamine IV Infusions
IV ketamine relieves chronic pain by blocking NMDA receptors that amplify pain signals and by raising the pain threshold through opioid receptors. Avesta follows the Johns Hopkins protocol: 3 to 5 infusions on consecutive days, about four hours each. Ketamine is used off-label for chronic pain.
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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