Ketamine Infusion Therapy
About Ketamine
Many people have heard of ketamine as an animal anesthetic or as a club drug. What most have not heard about this drug is the extensive studies about its rapid impact on depression and anxiety. The dosing of ketamine is critical. When used for treatment it is given in 1/10 to 1/20th the dose for anesthesia and is given slowly over 45 minutes rather than over 1 to 10 seconds.
Symptoms that have seen improvement, often within hours, include moodiness, decreased concentration, low self-esteem, impaired sleep, decreased sexual desire, impaired appetite, and suicidal thoughts. In fact, the recent study at Yale University showed that ketamine can re-establish interrupted nerve connections that are necessary to process and overcome traumatic memories.
Ketamine Therapy impacts both mood and anxiety and can result in positive treatment outcomes for the following disorders:
Severe or Chronic Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Post-Partum Depression (PPD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Ketamine Therapy coordinated by the Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic is a safe, reliable treatment tailored to your unique medical profile. We administer the therapy using state-of-the-art technology and monitor and evaluate your response and progress carefully.
FAQ
No. The Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic will probably not require you to be referred by a psychiatrist. However, he or she may want to discuss your diagnosis and treatment to date with other doctors who have been seeing you.
All treatment is outpatient and is performed in the Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic’s professional offices.
Following the initial series of infusions, most patients choose, in consultation with their doctors, to begin a maintenance program, returning for single infusions intermittently. The interval between maintenance infusions varies from patient to patient.
Occasionally patients experience some nausea following an infusion. If so, there is medication that will help. More rarely, a patient may experience a transient headache. Patients can expect to be tired following the infusion. Very, very rarely, patients already at risk for seizure have reportedly experienced one. If you have a seizure disorder, please be sure to discuss it with your doctor prior to receiving ketamine therapy.
There are very few. Dr. Diner and Dr. Bennett will discuss contraindications with you before you receive your first infusion.
You do not need to have someone bring you or accompany you during the infusion, but we request that you have someone bring you home. We advise you not to drive a car until the following morning.
Because ketamine therapy for mood and anxiety disorders is recent and still viewed as experimental, insurance companies do not provide reimbursement.
OPENING HOURS
Monday - Thursday | 8:00 - 5:00 |
Friday | 8:00 - 4:30 |
Saturday - Sunday | Closed |