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Addressing TRD: Finding the Right Esketamine Nasal Spray Dosage for You

Dec 06, 2024

Depression is treatable, but finding the right combination of treatments can feel hit-or-miss. If you’ve run the gamut of traditional antidepressants with no success, esketamine offers hope. Here is a look at what esketamine is and how we determine your do

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Understanding How Ketamine Benefits Cognitive Function and Mood

Nov 11, 2024

Known best as an anesthetic, ketamine is bringing new hope to people who suffer from treatment-resistant mental health issues. Here’s what ketamine can do for your brain in the right doses under expert supervision.

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An Update on Psychedelics (and Other Options While You Wait)

Oct 17, 2024

If you have treatment-resistant PTSD or depression and have been waiting for the FDA to approve psychedelic treatments, the recent denial was disappointing. Here’s how to handle your PTSD symptoms while psychedelics undergo more research.

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Prism for PTSD Treatment

Sep 06, 2024

The first new FDA-approved treatment for PTSD in 25 years - Prism. When medication and therapy can’t stop PTSD, there’s still hope. Here’s how it works.

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Ketamine vs. TMS Treatment: Understanding the Differences

Aug 12, 2024

If you’ve tried antidepressants, talk therapy, and anti-anxiety medications with no improvement, it may be time to add IV ketamine or TMS to your approach. Here’s how they compare for treatment-resistant depression and anxiety.

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Mood Benefits of Spravato® Nasal Spray

Jul 16, 2024

Have you reached the end of the line in your depression treatment? Don’t lose hope — there’s an innovative FDA-approved treatment that works quickly with fewer side effects than other antidepressants. Get to know Spravato®.

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Vagal Nerve Stimulation: A New Treatment at Breakthru

Jun 06, 2024

Antidepressants adjust chemical imbalances, and CBT rewires cognitive pathways — if they haven’t helped your depression, it may be time to go to the source. Here’s how VNS Therapy can change your neurocircuitry.

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What Is Neuroplasticity?

May 11, 2024

Healthy brains grow and change over time, but if yours is stuck in a rut of depressive symptoms, medications don’t always help. Here’s how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy can recharge your brain’s neuroplasticity so it can create new, healthier pathways.

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When Depression Medications Don't Work

Apr 02, 2024

If it seems like finding a medication that helps your depression is more depressing than your condition, you aren’t alone — and a landmark study proves it. You also aren’t without options. Here’s why there’s hope in alternative depression treatments.

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Benefits of Neuro Navigation for Patients in TMS Therapy

Mar 15, 2024

Transcranial magnetic stimulation offers hope and relief to those with treatment-resistant depression, but brand new technology now makes it even more accurate and effective. Meet neuro navigation for TMS.

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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Feb 13, 2024

Imagine a mental health treatment that combines the power of IV ketamine treatments with talk therapy tailored just for you — that’s ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, a breakthrough approach that offers healing and new hope.

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What to Do if Antidepressants and Therapy Aren't Enough

Jan 16, 2024

There are many ways to treat depression, but no one thing works for everyone. If you’ve tried the traditional methods and still battle with depression — there’s hope. Keep reading to learn about alternative options for treatment-resistant depression.

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What Is Interventional Psychiatry?

Dec 19, 2023

Mental illness is highly complex and often doesn’t respond to medication alone. Researchers and physicians have worked tirelessly to change that — enter interventional psychiatry. Keep reading to learn more about this intriguing field.

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Psychedelic Treatments That Can Improve Mental Health

Nov 16, 2023

If psychedelic drugs remind you of the 1960s counterculture movement, it might surprise you to learn that they can also treat mental health disorders. Here’s how these mind-altering medications work for good.

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Getting Started on Spravato®

Sep 06, 2023

You’ve tried talk therapy and traditional antidepressants, but nothing seems to improve your symptoms. You might be a perfect candidate for Spravato® — here’s what to expect.

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Ketamine Lozenges: Are They Safe?

Aug 04, 2023

Ketamine can be a life-changing treatment for people struggling with severe depression and suicidal ideation, but before you order ketamine lozenges online to treat yourself, consider this sobering warning from our specialists.

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Safe Travels: How Many Ketamine Treatments Do I Need?

Jul 14, 2023

If you’re about to embark on ketamine treatments, you may need to rearrange or put your summer travel plans on hold. Ketamine therapy requires you to stick to a firm schedule for the best results. Here’s a look at your ketamine commitment.

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Ketamine, Spravato, or TMS: The Pros and Cons of Each

Jun 01, 2023

Treatment-resistant depression can feel hopeless. But it doesn't have to. Now there are three highly effective alternatives that infuse hope and promise into depression treatments. Read on to learn whether one of these is right for you.

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The Importance of Tracking Your Mood and How to Do It

May 01, 2023

Are you depressed or just sad? Is your anxiety a disorder or a passing emotion? Experienced psychiatrists can diagnose you but will likely ask about your mood patterns. Here’s how to track them and why.

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Ketamine for Mental Health: Does the Environment of Administration Matter?

Apr 26, 2023

Ketamine infusions are becoming increasingly available at freestanding outpatient clinics, and patients have been treated with oral ketamine ingested at home; but are these options safe and effective?

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What Is Accelerated TMS?

Apr 06, 2023

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a drug-free game-changer for treatment-resistant depression, delivering significant results in just six weeks. Now meet its faster cousin — accelerated TMS.

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TMS vs. ECT: Which is Better For Treatment Resistant Depression?

Mar 10, 2023

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) both aim to resolve treatment-resistant depression, but they go about it very differently. Here’s how they compare

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Ketamine Infusion, Injection, Nasal Spray, or Oral Lozenge: Which Treatment is Best?

Feb 03, 2023

In recent years, ketamine has exploded onto the mental health scene due in large part to a groundswell of positive scientific studies. However, not all forms of ketamine are equally effective or safe.

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How Pharmacogenetic Testing Can Help Determine the Best Medication for Your Depression

Feb 01, 2023

Finding an effective medication to treat depression can be tricky. Individuals often experience vastly different outcomes and side effects from the same drug. However, a simple genetic test is now making the selection process quicker and more precise.

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How Are Ketamine and TMS Used Together?

Jan 06, 2023

Two innovative treatments — transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and ketamine — can individually work wonders for treatment-resistant depression, but for some, they work better together. Here’s how the combo works.

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Can TMS Be Used to Treat Anxiety or Depression?

Dec 01, 2022

Anxiety — uncontrollable worry, fear, and stress — grips millions of Americans, and many suffer from depression as well. Depending on the underlying cause, TMS may be the key that unlocks your brain and restores balance to your life.

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What Kind of Lifestyle Changes Can Improve Depression?

Nov 04, 2022

While many treatments can help you break free from depression, certain lifestyle changes also go a long way. Here’s how you can take control over your depression.

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How Does TMS Treat Moderate-to-Severe Depression?

Oct 03, 2022

You tried everything the doctors recommend for your depression, including medication and psychotherapy, but nothing seems to help. Take heart. We have a noninvasive, painless, drug-free option: TMS. Here’s how it works.

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What Is Treatment-Resistant Depression, and What Are My Options for Getting Better?

Sep 01, 2022

When you hear the term “treatment-resistant depression (TRD),” do you assume it means “no hope”? If so, we’re here to change your mind. Not only is there hope for relief from TRD, but several options are proven to work. Here’s what you need to know.

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How Does Ketamine Help with Depression?

Aug 01, 2022

Living with depression can feel like an ongoing struggle, especially when medications haven’t eased your symptoms in the past. Now, even people with drug-resistant depression are finding relief with an emerging treatment: ketamine treatments.

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What Is Spravato and When Should It Be Used for Depression?

Jul 01, 2022

If you’ve tried lifestyle changes and antidepressants but still struggle with depression, you may consider SPRAVATO® nasal spray. In this blog, we highlight the benefits of SPRAVATO and when it should be used for depression.

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