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Deborah Thorne, DMSc, MS, PA, CIPP
Hector Lerma, MD, PharmD
About Ketamine
Studies support the efficacy of ketamine-assisted therapy/psychotherapy along with our 4.5 years of experience working with this medicine. We have observed positive outcomes for difficult to treat depression, suicidality, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic regional pain syndrome to name a few. When options are running out, consider KAP/KAT.
Is it Right For Me?
Medicina del Sol (MDS) is a clinic located in Southwest New Mexico specializing in Integrative Healthcare. Your clinical journey will be guided by medical professionals using the most effective modalities in a compassionate setting. We offer mental health treatment, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, acupuncture and body work with natural and medication therapy that helps with difficult to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Our therapy services support the integration of body, mind and spirit.
Contact us to see if ketamine-assisted therapy is a good fit for you.
History of Ketamine
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthesic developed in the early 1960s. It is one of the most widely used drugs in modern medicine and was listed in 1985 as an essential medicine by the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is used for sedation for surgical procedures and is FDA-approved for use as a general anesthetic medication. Ketamine has a very safe track record in surgical settings and is frequently used in pediatric surgery.
After decades of research demonstrating efficacy, ketamine has been successfully used to treat headaches, addiction, fibromyalgia, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Ketamine therapy is facilitated in a comfortable and safe space with a trained provider over a series of sessions. Ketamine is extremely versatile and can be administered in a variety of modalities including intravenous, intramuscular, intranasal (spray), and lozenge (troche).
During the initial phase of ketamine therapy, sessions will generally be scheduled for 3-4 treatments. The response is evaluated throughout and adjusted accordingly.
Studies postulate that ketamine imposes anti-depressant effects of glutamate modulation and NMDA receptor antagonism, which affects mTOR, BDNF, AMPAR and VEGF. Thereby mediating synaptic neuroplasticity.
Is this Right for Me?
If You're Experiencing...
Ketamine therapy offers hope to patients who have found little or no reprieve from their pain, no matter the condition that is causing the pain.
Ketamine treatment can help with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder issues as well as Eating Disorders
When traditional interventions for suicidal ideations are not helping patients with suicidal ideations have seen success with Ketamine.
When traditional antidepressants and treatments for psychological disorders fail to produce results, patients with PTSD have seen success with Ketamine.