What is Ketamine

Ketamine is the best antidepressant medication currently available and is showing great promise as not only a treatment but a cure for PTSD, anxiety, and OCD. It was made to be a safer alternative to PCP and is a dissociative anesthesia medication that is safe and frequently used in surgery for children and surgeries associated with pain. Ketamine was first used in the Vietnam War to help reduce pain and mental anguish on the battlefield. It is a safe medication that doesn’t lower blood pressure or reduce respiratory rate.

Financing of ketamine treatments is available through CareCredit.

What is Ketamine?

Ketamine is by far the most efficacious and safe antidepressant available, with an 80% response rate in treatment-resistant depression. All other antidepressants (except for Auvelity) are no better than placebo and 1/3 of people treated with standard antidepressants never get better (based on the most extensive study of antidepressants ever done - STAR-D trial of over 3000 patients). Ketamine is also very effective in treating anxiety disorders, including OCD and PTSD.

At low doses commonly prescribed intranasally or sublingually in ketamine clinics, it has a dissociative and true psychedelic effect that lasts for approximately 90 minutes. The effects are felt immediately, and the antidepressant effects can last up to a week. A typical course of outpatient low-dose ketamine is 6 weeks but may be shorter or longer depending on the needs of each person. Ketamine promotes neuroplasticity, allowing the brain to disconnect from unhealthy patterns and realign itself with new beliefs. When combined with KAP, it allows for expedient and deep breakthroughs to heal spiritual and mental trauma and bring about profound and lasting change.

Ketamine Might Be a Good Option for You If...

• Conventional psychiatry options haven’t worked for you.
• Not making improvements in your depression, anxiety, bipolar, OCD, ADHD, or other forms of psychological distress.
• Side effects don’t counteract the level of improvement received with conventional approaches.

Spravato (Esketamine)

Insurance-covered version of Ketamine (in office use only)

Most insurance plans only cover the FDA-approved Spravato (S-ketamine) intranasal ketamine treatment for treatment resistant depression. This approach requires prior authorization to determine if insurance coverage is possible for a 6-week in-office-only program.

Compounded (Racemic) Ketamine

Inexpensive cash version of Ketamine for home use when combined with Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP)

We also offer cash rates for a similar form of compounded ketamine (R-ketamine) that allows for more flexible dosing and can be prescribed as an intranasal or oral sublingual troche to be used at home or in the office. We use a similar 6-week program to Spravato in addition to Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) to enhance positive outcomes for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, anxiety, and OCD. Research shows that this form of compounded ketamine treatment may be more effective than Spravato or intravenous ketamine therapy.

We now offer ketamine treatment in a variety of options: low-dose Spravato and at-home use of compounded ketamine for intranasal or oral troches, and we now offer higher dose options: intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) ketamine treatment.

Call or text 319-800-2125 for more information.

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Practicing Locations (In-person and Telemedicine Appointments):

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

St Thomas, US Virgin Islands