- Approximately 70-80% of patients respond to ketamine infusions.
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Our commitment to deliver Concierge Ketamine infusion compassionately, safely, and affordably is of the utmost priority. We customize our Ketamine therapy protocol tailored to your specific need and response to maximize its benefits. Private beautiful treatment rooms with optional mood music for a discreet and serene environment.
Administration and monitoring of Ketamine by Dr. Michael Ho (Board-Certified Anesthesiologist.) Meticulous attention to your comfort, safety, and needs during the treatment. Post-infusion next day follow call to note your response to your treatment. Objective Mood tracker to monitor the effectiveness of your treatment.
Ketamine is a SAFE FDA-approved powerful anesthetic that was developed more than 50 years ago. It has not yet been FDA approved for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and chronic pain, making it an off-label treatment option. Ketamine has a good safety profile and has been used widely as an anesthetic in emergency medicine, in veterinary medicine, and in operating rooms and wound clinics around the world on a daily basis. It is often use for the most fragile patients, including children and the elderly, because of its safe profile. Since 2000 ketamine has been found to be a valuable and highly effective treatment for depression, anxiety, various mood disorders, and certain pain disorders. It works at the receptor level to stimulate and preserve neurons which is key to reduce symptoms associated with mood disorders, PTSD, and chronic pain.
- Major Depression
- Bipolar Depression
- Postpartum Depression
- Anxiety
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
- Migraine Headache
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure
- Unstable heart disease
- Untreated hyperthyroid disease
- Renal insufficiency
- Liver impairment
- Psychosis, schizophrenia or current mania
- History of ketamine dependence
- Current pregnancy
- IV Access Difficulty
- Ketamine has been used extensively for anesthesia every day. It has been used safely in millions of patients for over 50 years.
- It is 1 of ONLY 2 anesthetics listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an “essential drug” – drugs that satisfy the healthcare needs of the majority of the population, therefore should be available at all times in appropriate amounts and dosage forms at a price the community can afford.
- WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with international public health.
- Extensive medical studies have demonstrated IV Ketamine therapy greatly improve symptoms of severe depression, bipolar depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain conditions safely.
- A 1-hour infusion for psychiatric symptoms or pain conditions typically requires a total of about 1.5 hours in the office including check-in, the infusion, and the recovery.
- A 4-hour infusion for chronic pain typically requires between 6 and 7 hours in the office before being released to go home.
- You will be asked to not eat or drink in the 6 hours prior to your treatment. You can wear your comfortable everyday clothes.
- Upon your arrival to our office your comfort and peace of mind is of utmost importance.
- You will be discreetly placed in a PRIVATE aesthetically appealing treatment room.
- An initial 15-30 minutes consultation involving discussion of your medical history and treatment is performed.
- A small-gauge IV will be expertly inserted by one of our highly trained medical staff.
- You will be placed on a cardiac monitor to analyze your vital signs, tolerance, and response to the Ketamine infusion administered by Dr. Ho.
- You will be awake and alert during the infusion and able to interact with the people around you. It is best to relax or listen to music during the infusion.
- Most patients report a relaxing and peaceful experience. Patients will also notice changes in their vision, a feeling of “lightheadedness” or “floating.” Many also report feeling somewhat disconnected and having slower thoughts.
- Dr. Ho will attentively monitor your response and titrate your dose to maximize its effects for you.
- 1-hour infusions require a 20 minute post-infusion active recovery period before being release home to a trusted friend or family member.
- 4-hour infusions require a 2-hour post-infusion active recovery period.
- Please be aware that driving and decision making may be impaired for the next 24 hours.
- Many patients begin to benefit from symptom improvement within 2-4 hours. In some patients it may take up to 24-48 hours.
- You will fill out self-administered assessment questionnaires prior to each treatment. This will help us determine your response.
- For psychiatric conditions, fibromyalgia, and chronic and migraine headaches we start with a series of 6 infusions over several weeks followed by maintenance treatments typically every 3 to 5 weeks to maintain response. The total length of treatment is highly dependent on each individual’s unique circumstances and results.
- For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) formally known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD): 4-hour infusions of 5 treatments administered daily or every other day.
- Depending on the length and number of infusions, patients can expect to receive anywhere from several days of reduced pain to as many as several months of reduced pain. Nearly all chronic pain patients report great reductions in pain during the infusion and for many hours after the infusion is complete. Each patient’s response after that period is highly variable and patient specific.
- We do not require a referral for ketamine treatment.
- Please bring your medical records from your primary care provider or psychiatrist and any recent lab work to your INITIAL consultation.
- At the consultation, if we decide that you are a good candidate for ketamine infusions, you are welcome to receive your first ketamine infusion treatment – oftentimes on that same day.
- We recommend you should not take benzodiazepines, adderall, ritalin, and phentermine the day of your infusion.
- Opioid pain medications and muscles relaxers should not be taken 6 hours prior to your infusion or within 3 hours after your infusion.
- Currently ketamine infusion therapy is NOT a covered benefit by any insurance plan since it’s an off-label use of this medication. We can ONLY accept cash or credit cards. We cannot accept checks. We require payment at the time of treatment.
- INTEREST-FREE FINANCING available for qualified customers through Advance Care Card and United Medical Credit.
- The price of Ketamine treatments is dose and time dependent.
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