Ketamine therapy isn’t a single protocol. Different programs use a broad dosing range, from daily, low-dose ketamine to short-course, high-dose sessions. The same medication (physician-prescribed, sub-anesthetic ketamine) is used across several formats that differ substantially in format and what they’re designed to accomplish. Understanding those differences is useful both for people deciding where to… Continue reading Different Approaches: Low-Dose Ketamine vs. High Dose
Ketamine has been used in medical settings since the 1960s. Its application for depression, anxiety, and PTSD is more recent, and at-home delivery is a newer model within that. People researching this treatment tend to have specific questions: what side effects to expect, what happens the next day, what the long-term side effects are, and… Continue reading At-Home Ketamine Therapy: Safety, Side Effects, What to Know
When your mind won’t stop running, it’s easy to believe you just need to control your thoughts better. You wake up tense before the day even starts. Your mind jumps from one worry to the next. Other days, everything feels flat and heavy—like your system has slowed down but never actually settled. Different… Continue reading How a Nervous System Reset Can Help Rewire Your Brain
You’ve had good stretches. Times when the depression lifts, and life actually feels livable. That can make it even harder when it comes back. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already tried something. Maybe more than one treatment. And maybe some of them helped for a while, enough to make you think you were… Continue reading Depression That Doesn’t Go Away: What’s Really Going On
Sometimes depression flies under the radar. This type of depression doesn’t keep you from going to work, seeing friends, or getting things done. Instead, it sits quietly in the background, making everyday tasks feel way harder than they used to be, even though you’re still managing to do them. For many people, it doesn’t look… Continue reading 7 Signs of Functional Depression (And Why It’s Hard to Spot)
Depression can feel like being trapped in a loop you can’t escape. Sharp self-criticism and doubt replay in your mind. Getting through each day is a struggle. Even simple actions start to feel impossibly heavy. For some, it comes on suddenly. For others, it builds slowly over years of pushing through. If you’ve lived with… Continue reading How Does Ketamine Work for Depression?
“Functional depression” sounds like a contradiction in terms. Many people think having depression means you can’t function, but this type is different and far more common than one might think. People with functional depression continue to show up for their jobs, families, and daily responsibilities—while constantly carrying the weight of low mood and fatigue. If… Continue reading What Is Functional Depression? Keeping Up While Running on Empty
