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Is ketamine addictive?

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic approved by FDA to manage post-surgery pain. These days, IV ketamine therapy is also used to treat depression and anxiety after awareness has been spread about mental health leading to wide research in developing more effective treatments. Ketamine infusions have already proven to be highly effective in managing treatment-resistant depression. However, it can also allow its consumers to have out-of-body experiences and the person will feel detached from the self and the surrounding environment when misused. Ketamine might have adverse effects and addictive properties. Getting to know more about the drug, its addictive pattern and the drug’s use can help people detect misuse of the drug in themselves or the people around them.

How addictive is Ketamine?

Ketamine has been categorized as a Schedule III drug due to the possibility of it being used for addiction or abusive purposes. It has lower chances of dependence as compared to Schedule I and Schedule II drugs. Using Ketamine for a longer time can lead to physical dependence and withdrawal, its psychological addiction is far more concerning. People who consume ketamine for abusive purposes tend to develop tolerance to the drug in the early stages. As a result, they need to take larger and larger doses of ketamine infusions to get the same effects of getting high again. If they fail to do it, they will experience withdrawal symptoms which include insomnia, depression, and flashbacks.

It is quite tough for the users to identify how much of the drug they have consumed precisely. Overdoses alone on ketamine infusions are quite infrequent. However, overdosing does happen. Overdosing normally involves combining the drug with other drugs like alcohol. As the people consuming ketamine usually do not know the number of their consumptions, this risk is true when it is mixed with other drugs. It can be used for abusive purposes in different ways like snorting, taking orally, and through injections. It is usually sold as a fine white powder after it is being converted from a liquid state. It has also been used as a “date rape drug” and slipped into other people’s drinks to sedate them so they couldn’t resist.

Ketamine infusions for recreational purposes involve several side effects. While consuming ketamine, many people may experience breathlessness, falling unconscious or seizures A person may also have a loss of muscle control and dissociation which can result in a high risk of assault or any other harm. Several people at times injured themselves while high on the drugs and they don’t even remember doing it. The chances of an overdose are high when mixing ketamine with alcohol or other drugs. Long term side effects of the overdose include:

Elevated blood pressure

Bladder or kidney issues

Addiction

Memory impairment

Depression

Anxiety

Statistics about ketamine infusion addiction:

The data available on the addiction to ketamine infusion is very low in the United States. This lack of availability of information is mostly because the drug, when used alone, does not cause death or have any severe life-threatening side effects. The available data is mostly combined with other drugs like LSD and PCP. The United States is considered to rank first all over the world in the number of school and college students who use the combination of these drugs.

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Why is Ketamine Treatment the Right Choice to Treat Your Depression?

Ketamine is an FDA-approved drug used as a type of anesthesia for patients who are about to undergo surgery. It can also be prescribed for people in extreme pain, especially those who have cancer.

In recent studies, ketamine has been found to help with depression therapy in Florida as well. When taken in very small doses over a short period, ketamine can help eliminate symptoms of depression.

Is Ketamine Depression Treatment the Right Choice?

This may depend on one’s situation and what will work best given one’s other medical issues. Many people find ketamine to be very helpful when they have not been able to get antidepressants or mood stabilizers to work for them (treatment-resistant depression).

Ketamine treatment for depression in Florida can be especially useful when it comes to treating bipolar depression and major depressive disorder. One study looked at ketamine as a treatment for those with PTSD but found that it helped only some participants in terms of their symptoms. Ketamine Treatment for PTSD can possibly work better when combined with another antidepressant medication or a psychotherapy session. So, this should also be considered as an option whenever ketamine treatments are being discussed.

Types of Ketamine Treatments Available

Ketamine treatment clinics in Florida provide treatment in the form of IV infusions, or nasal spray. These treatments can provide relief in minutes or hours as compared to the typical over-the-counter medications. The dosage shall depend on the severity of the condition and person-to-person basis.

For those who are currently struggling with depression symptoms, ketamine treatment can help them live their lives again without being held back. Mood disorders have been found time and time again to prevent people from doing things they normally do. When depression symptoms start to improve, one is able to be more productive and regain a sense of self-worth. It can also provide a sense of hope for the future.

You can call The Crane Center in Destin Florida to know more or book your appointment today.

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Ketamine Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

Treating mental illnesses is a significant challenge. Even medical researchers have failed to fully understand the human mind. Nevertheless, effective treatments have been found for many mental illnesses by employing a wide variety of approaches.

Bipolar disorder has proven to be one of the most challenging mental illnesses to treat. The negative feelings that bipolar patients experience often make them resistant to treatment, and some of the key symptoms, such as angry outbursts and depression, are difficult to treat without introducing the possibility of side effects.

Thankfully, researchers have recently achieved a breakthrough in treating bipolar disorder with the help of ketamine infusion treatments. To understand whether ketamine for bipolar disorder could be for you, take the time to learn the advantages and disadvantages that ketamine therapy can provide.

What Is Bipolar Disorder?

Before getting into possible treatments, it is first important to understand bipolar disorder. Unfortunately, many patients who believe that they have bipolar disorder really have another mental illness or no mental illness at all. Likewise, it is thought that over 60 percent of patients who have bipolar disorder have never been properly diagnosed.

Bipolar disorder causes rapid mood swings between depression and mania. People with bipolar disorder will often feel elated one day before crashing to feel extremely depressed the next. Although the manic periods can seem euphoric, most patients agree that the depressed stages (that can drag on for weeks) make the mental illness unbearable overall. Consequently, many people who have bipolar disorder have serious problems with maintaining functional social lives and even holding down a job.

Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

The key symptom of bipolar disorder is experiencing periods of extreme elation followed by periods of extreme depression. Other symptoms may include restlessness, poor concentration, rapid speech, and forming unrealistic plans.

Many patients who suffer with bipolar disorder often turn to alcohol and recreational drugs in an attempt to overcome the challenges that they experience in the low periods. Of course, recreational drug use can have serious adverse consequences, and these issues can eventually lead to a dysfunctional life and symptoms that worsen over time.

Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

In conventional cases, bipolar disorder is usually treated with the help of mood stabilizers, such as lithium, valproate, or carbamazepine. Unfortunately, these drugs often have adverse side effects that can impair a patient’s ability to live a normal life. More importantly, conventional treatments have proven to be ineffective in many cases.

Recent research has found that ketamine treatments can be highly effective for treating the depressive phase of bipolar disorder. Ketamine and bipolar disorder go together well because the medication helps the brain to cope with the extreme feelings of pain and agony that can arise due to bipolar disorder.

Who Should Use Ketamine Treatments?

Treatment with ketamine for bipolar disorder is an option that might be right for patients who have struggled to get results from other treatments. Studies have shown that ketamine can help people with bipolar disorder to experience less depression and fewer angry outbursts. Patients also experience fewer night terrors and suicidal thoughts.

Of course, results can vary between patients. Therefore, ketamine is not the right treatment option in every case. There are some temporary side effects associated with taking ketamine, such as the possibility of experiencing hallucinations, nausea, and loss of appetite. However, the side effects of ketamine are generally very mild, and patients normally report that any adverse effects are much less severe than the ordinary symptoms of bipolar disorder. Nevertheless, you should always make the decision of whether to seek or continue ketamine therapy with the help of your established mental health professional and a licensed medical professional at Austin Ketamine Specialists.

When Ketamine Therapy Is Right for You

Ketamine is generally a great option for patients who experience severe periods of depression or angry outbursts. When outbursts occur less frequently, patients tend to feel less afraid of harming their loved ones. Patients also usually report fewer night terrors associated with their mental illness.

Treatments that involve ketamine often work best in conjunction with a holistic approach that involves introducing medications while also making changes to a patient’s living environment that help to reduce symptoms. When ketamine is used correctly, many patients report that they feel whole again for the first time in their adult lives. By getting control of your symptoms, you will be able to start improving your life in ways that will lead to greater life satisfaction. Consequently, bipolar symptoms can be further reduced once real progress has been made.

If you believe that ketamine might be an option that you would like to consider, speak with a medical professional at Austin Ketamine Specialists. The first step toward improving your life is to reach out to a treatment center near you to get the help that you need.

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Leap of Faith

06.18.18 - Before beginning treatment

I was formally diagnosed with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder when I was 13. This would be the beginning of a long, painful, and frustrating journey to find relief. Therapists and psychiatrists became a staple in my life, the best of them giving me tools that I would then carry with me like a flashlight as I continued to navigate through the darkness. 

In college, I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder (Type 2). This diagnosis, while frustrating, gave some validation to all the things I had been experiencing. Previous diagnoses never seem to quite fit, and I am grateful to the doctor who finally got it right.This created a new opportunity to find a medication regime that might allow me to get back to “normal”. 

[[I want to clarify that when I use “normal”, I mean a neutral level that allows me to function to the best of my ability. For me, “normal” is the baseline where my anxiety and mood episodes are manageable.]]

Despite this, as I got older my mental illness became a larger and more destructive monster in my life. It demanded attention. It was a constant fight for survival and sanity. I no longer felt that I was living, but merely hanging on in hopes that someday I would get my life back.

My mental illness made it impossible to graduate college. Each time I would try to finish, I would inevitably fail. Exhaustion, the inability to concentrate, memory loss, and suicidal thoughts weighed me down. Anxiety paralyzed me and kept me locked inside my house. As someone who has always loved school and did well in school, this was particularly devastating. My brain was no longer my own. The bright, inquisitive, bookworm Kristin was buried too far down.

I continued on, and so did my my mental illness. I found myself losing jobs because I was unable to maintain any kind of consistency. Friends fell away while I isolated myself. The world was moving on without me and I was trapped. The girl I used to be was suffocating. 

I continued to seek help with therapy and medication. Therapy is a wonderful tool (I recommend it to everybody!) and I have learned a lot of great coping mechanisms over the years. But therapy by itself was not enough for me. I needed help correcting the chemical imbalance in my brain. 

When it comes to treating mental illness, we are essentially still in the dark ages. Psychiatrists do the best with what they have, but it is pretty much a guessing game. You try a medication, fight through weeks of side effects, and see what happens. When that doesn’t work you go through the process again with a new medication. If you find something mildly helpful, it’s then a trial of finding the perfect dose. Sometimes you might have to add another medication in hopes of getting the most benefit. 

For the last 15 years, I’ve been on this ever changing medley of medications to try and keep my symptoms under control and allow me to live my life as best I could. Variants of anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, sleep aids, anti-psychotics, anti-anxiety medications. Dozens of failures. 

There is hope on the horizon for people like me. People who are fighting for their lives. People who have resigned to a life of trial and error. A new treatment that can provide relief almost immediately. No waiting period, no side effects. Although not yet FDA approved, there have been tons of success stories and years of research in support of this treatment. 

I have been withholding sharing this new journey of mine. I have always maintained that being open and honest about mental health is the only way to spread knowledge and fight stigma. But for some reason, this felt different. For the first time, I was very much afraid of being judged. But I want to fight that fear. I want to use it and I want to help people understand. Those of us battling mental illness are fighters - we have to be. I want to show the world, and more importantly myself, that I am willing to do whatever it takes to stay. To try and fight. And I think I have found my best chance.

Soon I will be staring Ketamine Infusions. It is the most hopeful treatment option I’ve heard of, boasting a 70-80% success rate in patients with mood disorders. Reading patient testimonials almost had me in tears. I so desperately want this to work. I want to feel what it’s like to be a participant in the world around me. To feel truly alive again. Ketamine is not FDA approved. It is not offered by your local doctor or psychiatrist. While experimental, these are still legitimate medical clinics offering monitored treatment by medical doctors. This is not a new trend, or some transient or bogus treatment. It does not go against current treatments or replace all medications entirely. It has been studied and researched and tested for years, and you can find a ton of scientific and peer-reviewed articles to substantiate it’s legitimacy.

Ketamine has essentially zero side effects. Many people feel the benefits in just one or two treatments. For all intents and purposes, the biggest risk is that it may not work for me. I think of all of the side effects my body has endured over the years, all the episodes I fought through, all the moments I was so close to truly giving up  -- and it’s no surpise this was a no-brainer. I am taking a leap of faith. I am choosing to take a chance on this. I have a wonderful support network, and whether this succeeds or fails, I will continue to fight.

Kristin

Learn more about this treatment from the Midwest Ketamine Center where I’m receiving treatment, and The Ketamine Advocacy Network 

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