If you’ve ever been told depression is simply “low serotonin,” you’re not alone. That idea became popular because it felt straightforward and hopeful: identify the chemical problem, correct it, and feel better. But real-life depression is usually more complex—and that complexity matters, because it opens the door to more personalized and effective care. The “chemical imbalance” story: why it caught on The chemical-imbalance explanation became common for a few reasons: It redu

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Swainson discusses what we know about ketamine's abuse potential in The Microdose.

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Image by WangXiNa on Freepik In this moving documentary by Brandon Kapelow, a filmmaker and peer-support facilitator for survivors of suicide loss, watch Rob C., a firefighter in Idaho, undergo ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to address his PTSD. At Oasis Wellness & Recovery, we are working with local fire rescue personnel to make this life changing therapy available to all who need it.

Dan, a former police officer, found healing over and above what he'd already experienced with IV ketamine therapy. At Oasis Wellness & Recovery, we offer life changing Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Find out more here.

When benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and other medicines didn't work, ABC's Matt Gutman turned to Ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) to help with his on-air panic attacks. According to Mr. Gutman, ketamine helped him "get to the bottom of my grief" and "come to terms with the war in my head and surviving the drill sergeant constantly telling me that I’m a failure, I’m bad or I’m screwing up,” Through KAT he learned “It’s more about being more gentle and loving with yourself an

The world’s richest man Elon Musk uses the psychedelic drug ketamine, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, shortly before the billionaire multi-hyphenate showed his support for the drug’s use in treating depression. At Oasis Wellness & Recovery, you can find the same healing as Elon Musk did. Read more at Forbes.

In guided sessions, midcareer professionals are using ketamine to seek improved job performance and better work-life balance. At Oasis Wellness & Recovery, we offer sessions just like these one Saturday morning each month. Sessions run from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Call us to find out more at 352-325-5755 or chat at OasisWR.com Read the original article at Bloomberg.com

The hype around psychedelic drug therapy has put the spotlight on ketamine. The Washington Post's Rachel Zimmerman answers 10 common questions. Ketamine is an anesthetic used to sedate both humans and pets, and it’s a favorite of partygoers seeking a psychedelic high. Now it’s also the subject of an enormous amount of interest as a fast-acting treatment for depression and other serious mental health conditions. Despite all the buzz about ketamine’s therapeutic potential, peop

During normal waking life, we have barriers and defense mechanisms that to push away unpleasant memories, emotions, and feelings, repressing and storing them in our unconscious where we can’t readily access them. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is a process that allows us to gain access to the unconscious, bringing deep-rooted emotions to the surface where we can use talk therapy to work through these emotions in a safe and freeing environment. With KAP, the rate at whi

In an editorial published online October 31 in Lancet Psychiatry, Erick H. Turner, MD, who sits on one of the FDA advisory committees that recommended approval of Spravato, said the drug did not meet standard criteria for FDA approval and that there was little evidence to support its safety and efficacy based on data from three short-term, phase 3 trials and one withdrawal trial.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/11/712295937/ketamine-may-relieve-depression-by-repairing-damaged-brain-circuits?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=health Ketamine appears to restore faulty connections between brain cells, according to research performed in mice. Kevin Link/Science Source

What's with esketamine? Much has been made in the news lately about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of esketamine (Spravato), the nasal S-ketamine spray by Janssen Pharmaceutical, a company owned by Johnson & Johnson. Ketamine is a medicine developed more than 50 years ago for anesthesia during surgery and other painful procedures. High-dose ketamine has been used safely for that purpose in children, adults, and animals for decades. About 16 years ago, medi

Bill is a professional musician who was unable to play for the past year due to PTSD and chronic pain. After just 1 ketamine infusion, he is back playing his saxophone for his fans again. Here in Bill's own words how ketamine treatment has given him his life back.

Lisa has struggled for years with depression and chronic pain for years. Hear in her own words just how much ketamine has helped her recover.

A recent Yale study has shed new light on the mechanism behind ketamine’s behavior as an antidepressant. Conducted by the Yale School of Medicine in collaboration with the University of Manchester and the National Center for Post-Tramautic Stress Disorder, the research was published in the journal Chronic Stress on Sept. 21, 2018. The study found that the antidepressant behavior of ketamine is linked to increased connectivity, which refers to the linking of sets of neurons, i

Many chronically depressed and treatment-resistant patients experience immediate relief from symptoms after IV infusion of small amounts of the drug ketamine. Current evidence suggests that ketamine helps regenerate synaptic connections between brain cells damaged by stress and depression, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine as published in the journal Science. Ketamine works on an entirely different type of neurotransmitter system than current antidepressants