By Lisha Gandhi MSN, FNP-C Clinical Administrator, Ketamine Wellness Centers, Houston Anxiety and depression are hitting Texans harder than the already high national average according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Perhaps that’s not surprising. Lockdowns, the pandemic, political turbulence, racial tension, historic storms, power grid failures. In 12 months, Texans have been pummeled over and…
When is depression truly resistant to treatment or just difficult to treat? Some psychiatrists suggest “our current [standard] treatments for depression appear to be no more effective than they were 50 years ago”1. Coincidentally the term “treatment resistant depression” (TRD) first appeared 40 years ago.
For many people who have struggled with years and years of depression, pain and anxiety, it is hard to keep having hope. Here are 4 strategies to keeping up hope when failure seems to always be at your door
A recent study reported the frequency of depression as a possible “side-effect” for a number of medications. These included commonly used drugs including protein pump inhibitors (used for acid reflux), blood pressure medications (beta-blockers), birth control and corticosteroids and even prescription strength doses of ibuprofen. These include both prescription medications and some sold over the…
No one wants to be labeled with or struggle with a chronic disease, whether the expression is in body or mind. But the fact is 45%, almost half, the population struggles with a chronic illness. So why is mental illness thought about differently from diabetes, hypertension and many other chronic conditions?
Here we “grow” again! I am excited to announce Ketamine Wellness Centers will be adding its fourth location in Federal Way, Washington with a targeted start date of mid July 2018…
A new story popped up on NPR this morning, titled “From Chaos To Calm: A Life Changed By Ketamine”, which examines Ketamine therapy from the perspective of a Depression patient in New York City.
How do you go about establishing healthy habits and routines? Try this AM routine. Practice it daily to build a “healthy habit” and positive start to your day.
If you are having trouble changing your negative self statements, opinions and thought patterns, call the professionals at Ketamine Wellness Centers. Ketamine treatments can help you start to untangle the mental traps you set for yourself, and help you change these longstanding negative thought patterns and habits.
