PTSD Treatment
Ketamine Infusions for PTSD Treatment
How Does Ketamine for PTSD Treatment Work?
Ketamine works by antagonizing NMDA receptors and stimulating the AMPA receptors responsible for the increased production of new receptors in the brain. For patients suffering from PTSD, this process of generating new connections between neurons is often affected.
Living With PTSD
Experiencing trauma during your life at some point is not a sign of weakness. It can happen to anyone, regardless of age or gender. Trauma can stem from sexual abuse, physical abuse, overcoming a disastrous incident, or even witnessing an injury or death. Such experiences, in one way or another, are likely to trigger PSTD.
What Are The Symptoms Of PTSD?
It takes a couple of weeks, or even years, after a scary event before someone develops active disorder signs. For some patients, it may not even be possible to tell whether whatever they are experiencing is a result of the traumatizing event or something else. Additionally, PTSD symptoms vary from one patient to the other, and the way they start to show is also completely different.
Therefore, this makes it difficult to attest that a person is suffering from post-traumatic disorder. However, PTSD symptoms are classified into four types: negative changes in thinking, avoidance, mood, and intrusive thoughts. Some patients may experience all the signs, while others may only show selective symptoms. Here are common signs for each category for an enhanced understanding of the condition.
- Mood and negative changes in thinking
- Difficulty in maintaining close relationships
- Being emotionally numb
- Feeling detached from friends and family
- Memory issues
- Negative thoughts about others and yourself
- Lack of hope about future intrusive memories
- Flashbacks of the fateful event as if it’s happening again
- Physical reaction or emotional distress to anything that reminds you of some specific event
- Unwanted distressing memories
- Experiencing nightmares
- Avoiding people, places, or activities that may remind you of the traumatic event that led to your PTSD
Find Out How Ketamine Treatment Can HelpYour PTSD
If you are suffering from PTSD and other treatment methods have not helped, ketamine might be a viable option for you. Unlike other treatment methods, ketamine infusions work fast, with many patients feeling better in just a few hours.
if you would like to learn more about our Ketamine Infusions for PTSD Treatment, contact us today and schedule your FREE Ketamine Therapy Consultation
