Evidence has shown ketamine can be a supportive treatment for depression and PTSD.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) can support individuals who have treatment resistant depression, and PTSD (among other symptoms). Ketamine was originally utilized as an anesthesia and is a synthetic compound. What was discovered is the medication induced dissociative states and that lead to expanded states of consciousness.
These expanded states are what have landed ketamine in the category of psychedelics along with psilocybin, ayahuasca, and DMT and other known expansive medicines. Non-ordinary states of consciousness can illuminate self-discovery, deep healing and transformation.
Other benefits of Ketamine include:
- Treatment to Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) – Ketamine has been found to be effective in being part of treatment against depression within just a few hours or days compared to conventional anti-depressants.
- Effective Pain Management – Ketamine has chronic pain management abilities, minimizing pain complexity and allow patients to have eased movements.
- Neuroplasticity – this is the brain’s ability to form and reorganize synaptic connections and helps in treating depression and anxiety through improving the number of neural synapses.
- Addiction Treatment – Ketamine has a potential to treat addictions including alcohol and substance use with its ability to disrupt negative thoughts.
With this, a lot of individuals can benefit from this modality in states that make its legal, especially Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy California.
If you are feeling stuck and can’t seem to get out of a pattern that is causing suffering, let’s get you the support that you need. You may have to be assessed first before jumping into a therapy modality.
Let’s work together and support you stepping into your full potential. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in California is available to help you.