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Anyone who lives with depression knows how debilitating it can be. This is especially prevalent here in Utah.
“Utah has consistently higher rates of self-reported lifetime depression than the US rate (24.2% vs. 20.1% in 2021),” the Utah Department of Health reports.
Just as the symptoms of depression vary from person to person, not everyone responds to treatment in the same way. While traditional methods of medicine and therapy may work for some, others may find little or no relief from them – even after years of trying.
If this describes you or someone you love, it may be time to consider ketamine therapy to treat depression.
It offers relief in hours, not weeks
In an article for GoodRx, pharmacists Tegan Smedley and Stacia Woodcock acknowledge that regular antidepressants “can take longer to kick in.” They say symptoms may improve within the first two weeks, but “it often takes 4 to 8 weeks to feel the full effect of your medication.”
With ketamine therapy, you have no problem.
“Instead of waiting for an SSRI that would hopefully provide some relief over the course of weeks, people suffering under the weight of depression can begin to feel the benefits of ketamine within about 40 minutes,” wrote Dr. Peter Grinspoon for Harvard Health Blog.
It works for people with treatment-resistant depression
Another benefit of ketamine is that it can help those who have not found relief from other drugs.
“We are communicating in a new way with patients who have not responded to other types of treatment and providing, for some of them, the first chance that they will recover from their depression,” Dr. John Krystal, chief of psychiatry at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut, Sonya Collins said about WebMD.
One example is Christa Coulter-Scott, who told Collins that the “dark cloud of depression” she’d dealt with most of her life didn’t lift until she tried ketamine therapy.
“My head feels lighter, and I don’t have that sad, dark, heavy feeling in my head,” Coulter-Scott said. “And everything around me seems brighter — the sun, the lights in my office.” He even asked a co-worker if the light in the office had been changed.
“I don’t know if it’s a side effect of ketamine or a side effect of being less depressed,” she said.
It effectively reduced suicidal thoughts
If you or a loved one is struggling with persistent suicidal thoughts, here is some important information. A 2022 study published in The BMJ found that “ketamine is rapid, safe in the short term, and has sustained benefits for acute care suicidal patients.”
Grinspoon believes this is a good reason to consider this treatment when all other treatments have proven ineffective.
“Because of its effectiveness in people considering suicide, it’s possible that ketamine could save lives,” he said.
The success rate is high
If you are wondering whether or not ketamine therapy will work for you, the odds are in your favor. A study published in PubMed Central reported that ketamine had a “robust and rapid effect on depression” immediately after it was administered—and the results were maintained after one month.
Ketamine SLC has treated over 4,000 patients in over 40,000 individual treatment sessions and 75% have found relief from their depression.
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Very little effect
Statistically, ketamine therapy has proven to be very safe. The same PubMed Central study mentioned previously found that some patients experienced “transient adverse effects,” but they subsided after an hour.
In 40,000 individual Ketamine SLC treatment sessions, the clinic did not observe any major significant adverse events. Of course, this requires strict adherence to the clinic’s Ketamine Intramuscular Stepped System for Depression (KISSD).
“When the KISSD system was used for the administration of ketamine, the process earned and well deserved the label: The Holy Grail of Depression,” said the Ketamine SLC.
“No other drug on the planet is as safe or as effective as ketamine for treating depression; ketamine’s highest statistics are unparalleled.”
Request a free consultation
If you’ve tried several different treatment options for depression and nothing seems to be working, ketamine may be the answer. Under proper medical care, it is safe, effective and offers quick relief.
Don’t let depression steal another day of your life. Let the medical professionals at Ketamine SLC help you find the long-awaited cure you’ve been looking for. To learn more about how ketamine can help treat mental health and mood disorders and to see if this treatment may be right for you, request a free consultation at Ketamine SLC now.