Ketamine Infusions for PTSD
Healing PTSD With Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Ketamine is a legal prescription medication used for a variety of different medical conditions. The drug can be used for anesthesia during surgery, pain control, and as an antidepressant. Ketamine is one of the safest of all anesthetics in the world and used in a majority of hospitals. The drug shows promise in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and research is growing rapidly, and studies are expanding. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric disorder which can happen in people who have experienced or witnesses a traumatic even such as terrorism, war, serious accident, natural disaster, rape or another type of violent situation. In the past, PTSD was known by different names such as “shell shocked, or “combat fatigue”. PTSD isn’t a condition strictly rela...
Although the war is over, you’re still battling PTSD
Surviving PTSD: You Can Win the Battle Post-traumatic stress disorder is something that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, dangerous or life-threatening event, such as combat, a natural disaster, car accident, domestic violence, threats made against one’s life or sexual assault. It’s very normal to have upsetting memories of something traumatic or to lose sleep after having something upsetting happen, but PTSD is much more than bad memories and anxiety. What Determines Who Will Suffer from PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder can happen to anybody, and it’s not a sign of weakness or a character flaw. Several different things can increase the chances someone will develop PTSD, many of which a person cannot control. Personal issues, like previous exposure to trauma, age...
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