Ketamine is a rapid acting antidepressant.
Depending upon the route of administration and dosing, it can be used as a psycholytic medication for psychotherapy, or to provide a transformational experience at higher doses:
all while providing an enhanced sense of well-being and peace.
Please contact us for copies of full journal articles if the link doesn't provide it:
For a Firefighter Struggling With Trauma, Ketamine Offers Hope: www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/opinion/ketamine-therapy-ptsd-workers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.4hak.1F_Ghvv78Zy5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Cracking the Ketamine Code: www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2023/cracking-the-ketamine-code
I Went To A Ketamine Therapy Training. What Happened There Changed My Life. www.huffpost.com/entry/ketamine-therapy-mother-forgiveness_n_64f6283ae4b0205555fc2546
Ketamine for Depression: What it feels like and who it can help: https://wapo.st/45kEdZC
What to know about ketamine for psychiatric use: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-cube/202403/what-to-know-about-ketamine-for-psychiatric-use
The Brain on Ketamine, Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/05/how-ketamine-affects-three-key-regions-of-brain/
Ketamine for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: comprehensive systematic review: www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/ketamine-for-the-treatment-of-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders-comprehensive-systematic-review/36E261BFA62CDA6459B88F7777415FDA
Neurocognitive effects of subanesthetic serial ketamine infusions in treatment resistant depression: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032723004767?via%3Dihub
Ketamine: Benefits and Risks for Depression, PTSD & Neuroplasticity | Huberman Lab Podcast: youtu.be/Rxmv7rT9leo or podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/huberman-lab/id1545953110?i=1000623654635
5 Minute Pearls: Ketamine for Treatment Resistant Depression and Suicidal Ideation: www.psychiatrist.com/news/5-minute-pearls-ketamine-for-treatment-resistant-depression-and-suicidal-ideation/
Ketamine can be transformative for people with suicidal thoughts — if they can access it: www.statnews.com/2023/09/07/ketamine-suicidal-thoughts/
The efficacy of oral ketamine in severely depressed patients at high risk of suicide: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876201823002344?via%3Dihub
Clinical outcomes in the biomarkers of ketamine (Bio-K) study of open-label IV ketamine for refractory depression: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016503272301501X
2-Minute Neuroscience: Ketamine: https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/2-minute neuroscience-ketamine
Ketamine: A Paradigm Shift for Depression Research and Treatment: doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.02.005
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy: https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2019.1587556
Ketamine and Personal Growth: The Transformative Power of Ketamine: Psychedelic States and a Personal History of Transformation: https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/ijts-transpersonalstudies/vol33/iss2/14/
Efficacy and safety of a 4-week course of repeated subcutaneous ketamine injections for treatment-resistant depression: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.79
A transdiagnostic systematic review and meta-analysis of ketamine’s anxiolytic effects: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811231161627
Intravenous ketamine for benzodiazepine deprescription and withdrawal management in treatment-resistant depression: a preliminary report: doi.org/10.1038/s41386-023-01689-y
Ketamine and Pain: Ketamine produces effective and long-term pain relief in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Type 1: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.023
Considering ketamine (for pain), ACP Hospitalist, American College of Physicians: acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/free/considering-ketamine.htm
Ketamine at End of Life: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05214417
Ketamine Research Foundation: ketamineresearchfoundation.org/conscious-living-dying/
The potential of psychedelics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.07.003
Dr. John Krystal — All Things Ketamine: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show/id863897795?i=1000581086124
Op-Comic: Ketamine had a reputation as a party drug. Could it help my depression?: news.yahoo.com/op-comic-ketamine-had-reputation-110516383.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKNRYAFc8ItMxndcg8G9WOgRFzbMsljZRhEKk28kxFweDENrjMVBhYivjhoDanOTEyamdkvn7nMn_k0JiKPs9gZVhP_x5zw8vF2ZcVFPcpZ9WNtdaIq3-V7P_tWowpSf4SDb7FPb-0pOQP3Md3Eulz9jr37jUfg4oqoeGuUjkYqG
About other psychedelics and healing:
The Potential of Psychedelics for End of Life and Palliative Care:
As Psychedelics Become More Mainstream, Here’s What You Need to Know: www.wsj.com/articles/psychedelics-ketamine-lsd-drug-what-to-know-d552ee9c?st=ter3gylgbykc0bc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Psychedelics and the Mind, University of California, Berkeley on edX: www.edx.org/learn/science/university-of-california-berkeley-psychedelics-and-the-mind (An excellent overview of the history and science of psychedelics)
The Trip Treatment: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/trip-treatment: (Psychedelic therapy at end of life)
Psychedelics are Poised to Change How We Age and Die: maps.org/bulletin-psychedelics-are-poised-to-change-how-we-age-and-die/
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