Depression affects approximately one in five Americans and while most people respond to antidepressant medications, 1/3 will not. However, emerging research and countless case studies have shown that intravenous (IV) Ketamine is an effective depression treatment. This is a major…
Ticks have arguably the most dangerous bite to humans of any species. Our warming climate will only make things worse as ticks become able to breed all year long, and it is now not uncommon to find ticks on dogs…
Ketamine is a long known anesthetic agent that is still used for induction anesthesia in medicine today. It is also used off label for the treatment of various treatment-resistant diseases ranging from depression to various pain disorders. For the treatment...
A clinical study conducted by researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands evaluated the efficacy of a multi-day infusion regimen of intravenous ketamine for treating CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome). This double blind, placebo-controlled study validated intravenous…
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management Author: Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP For patients who respond poorly or incompletely to opioids, ketamine may be the answer. In the middle of the past century, phencyclidine hydrochloride—called PCP or angel dust on...
IV Ketamine has shown to be rapidly effective in treating PTSD in a recent study conducted by Emory University. In the first day after treatment, mean scores on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) fell to 14 from 46 at…
Lianne Milton/For NPR Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn’t get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn’t returned since he started taking ketamine. Chris Stephens, 28,…
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers put intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy to the test in forty-one patients with chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their results were published in…
One of Americans’ most common medical complaints is chronic pain. According to Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Furthermore, it is one of the most common causes of disability in America…
Ketamine has long been used as an anesthetic in both adults and children for more than 50 years. Although it is still used for anesthesia and also off-label for the treatment of many pain and psychiatric disorders, concerns of possibly…
New study will put ketamine against electroshock therapy in severely depressed patients
Depression affects approximately one in five Americans and while most people respond to antidepressant medications, 1/3 will not. However, emerging research and countless case studies have shown that intravenous (IV) Ketamine is an effective depression treatment. This is a major…
How to Avoid Ticks and Lyme Disease
Ticks have arguably the most dangerous bite to humans of any species. Our warming climate will only make things worse as ticks become able to breed all year long, and it is now not uncommon to find ticks on dogs…
First Clinical Trial Shows Efficacy of IV Ketamine for Suicidal Thoughts
Clinical Study Shows IV Ketamine is Efficacious in the Treatment of CRPS
A clinical study conducted by researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands evaluated the efficacy of a multi-day infusion regimen of intravenous ketamine for treating CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome). This double blind, placebo-controlled study validated intravenous…
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management
IV Ketamine Rapidly Effective in PTSD
IV Ketamine has shown to be rapidly effective in treating PTSD in a recent study conducted by Emory University. In the first day after treatment, mean scores on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) fell to 14 from 46 at…
Listen to NPR’s report on Ketamine’s use for treating depression
Lianne Milton/For NPR Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn’t get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn’t returned since he started taking ketamine. Chris Stephens, 28,…
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers put intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy to the test in forty-one patients with chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their results were published in…
Three Things You Need to Know About CRPS
One of Americans’ most common medical complaints is chronic pain. According to Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Furthermore, it is one of the most common causes of disability in America…
Clinical study shows safety and efficacy of ketamine in pediatric patients with chronic pain
Ketamine has long been used as an anesthetic in both adults and children for more than 50 years. Although it is still used for anesthesia and also off-label for the treatment of many pain and psychiatric disorders, concerns of possibly…