What Is Anxiety, and How Do You Treat It? People talk about depression, talk about PTSD, and about bipolar disorder. But how do you talk about anxiety? How do you know if you have anxiety, and how do you find anxiety treatment that won’t make you sleepy so you can do things without being tired…or […]
Considering Ketamine for Depression? Here’s How to Screen a Ketamine Clinic
Maybe you’ve heard the buzz. Ketamine for depression is in the headlines, the journals, and the chatter at Starbucks. If you or someone you love wrestles with the exhausting symptoms of depression, you’ve likely heard about it. Or maybe you haven’t. Either way, it’s the biggest news in psychiatry these days, and seems to be […]
Can Inflammation Cause Suicide? What Can We Do to Stop It?
Really?? Can Inflammation Cause Suicide…? Or Suicidal Thoughts? Maybe you’ve just reached the end of your rope. The long dark days, the despair of watching everything always go wrong, the deterioration of your relationships, the exhaustion and inability to think well enough to do your job…and that feeling that you despise yourself. Loss of self-respect […]
Ketamine: PTSD and Depression Treatment For Veterans …and For You, Too
There’s No PTSD and Depression Treatment Like This Treatment: IV Ketamine Do sudden noises make you jump and feel like your heart just stopped? If someone pats you on the back while saying hello, does it take everything inside you to keep from beating them to the ground? Do you find yourself on edge, feeling […]
Reaching Out to Sad Dads: Can Men Suffer Postpartum Depression, Too?
Paternal Postpartum Depression In the last ten years, we’ve heard more and more about postpartum depression. Celebrities like Brooke Shields, Drew Barrymore, and Gwyneth Paltrow have stepped up to speak out about their own struggles with it. But, as much as we talk about postpartum depression in mothers, very little is mentioned about the same […]
Ketamine's Healing: Does Depression Run in Families?
Does depression run families? I didn’t ask if it runs in families. Does it run your family? Well, let me ask you this. Do you love someone who’s depressed … ? I mean really depressed. Someone who’s been withdrawn, listless, drained, and nervous for months — or years… Maybe you hear how they wish they […]
VICE Magazine: What It’s Like to Self-Administer Ketamine for Depression
Rachel Cassandra Sep 29 2017, 5:00am “I should be doing ketamine alone, at home, in my bed, listening to Chopin. That’s how it should be used.” Jack razors out 215 mg of white powder onto a mirror and snorts the pile using a rolled up “dollar” with his own face on it—an artifact left over […]
Get High and Kick Depression in the Process? Better Rethink That.
Get High and Kick Depression? Two birds – one stone, right? If you’re in the practice of using ketamine to get high and kick depression at the same time, you better take a step back. Let’s talk about it. The recent Time magazine article that touted ketamine as a hallucinogenic antidepressant highlighted the practice by […]
Esketamine: Ketamine Wannabe Copycat Drugs
Nobody likes a copycat. They’re boring. Tired from the get-go. Out to ride on somebody else’s coat tails. They want to steal some of the glory. Is esketamine just a ketamine wannabe copycat drug? You may have heard some things about it. Like it’s a nasal spray. Esketamine intranasal. It’s supposed to be an easier […]
A Little History: The Beginnings of Ketamine the Depression Dragon Slayer
The Legend of Ketamine the Depression Dragon SLAYER Doesn’t that sound exciting…? Conjures up images of kings, knights, dragons…and princesses. Ketamine the Depression Dragon SLAYER … the knight in shining armor, equipped with world-class weaponry … vanquishing the enemy. But this is no fairy tale. This is the real deal. The story of a tool…a […]