What you need to know about Ketamine Assisted Therapy

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, PTSD, or OCD?

Ketamine Assisted Therapy is revolutionizing the way we treat mental health conditions. Studies have shown that combining ketamine with psychotherapy can effectively improve symptoms of mental health conditions – often in a fraction of the time of traditional therapies.

Currently, ketamine is only FDA approved for use as anesthesia, but it has been used off-label for psychiatric conditions since the 1970s. Ketamine treatment has become increasingly popular in psychiatry to help reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and suicidal ideation.

Studies have demonstrated that ketamine can provide significant improvement in symptoms for patients who have tried multiple other medications without success. In addition, it works much more rapidly than conventional approaches, and particularly when combined with ketamine-assisted therapy, can provide lasting results.

Although side effects are typically mild, such as nausea, transient elevated blood pressure, and dizziness, it has the potential for serious adverse effects. Ketamine is not an appropriate treatment for everyone, and should be prescribed and administered by a qualified psychiatric professional. With its potential to improve mental health outcomes for many people, ketamine treatment can be a powerful addition to a psychiatric treatment plan.

At Owl & Eagle, we combine evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as psychodynamic and somatic psychotherapy with intramuscular or sublingual ketamine treatments to help individuals find rapid, lasting relief from their symptoms. Sublingual ketamine avoids the need for needles and provides a gentle, gradual onset of action for a more comfortable experience, especially for patients who have never taken it before. Intramuscular ketamine does require injections, but it goes to work rapidly so patients can get right into deep therapeutic work. Both methods offer a safe and effective alternative for those who don’t respond well to conventional medications or talk therapies alone.

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