Posted on Jan 7, 2023
Ketamine clinics for mental health are popping up across the U.S. Does the treatment work?
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Inside Field Trip Health’s New York City clinic, the vibe is less doctor’s office, more tranquil spa.
Tucked away on the 11th floor of a nondescript building, you can barely hear the clamor of the busy streets. Instead, this ketamine clinic feels like an oasis of zen, strewn with twinkle lights, lush greenery and comfy meditation pillows.
That vibe is part of what attracted Chere Scythes, 51, to come back on a chilly Thursday night for another ketamine treatment.
“A few of my friends and colleagues had tried ketamine and other types of psychedelic treatments,” Scythes said. “And in talking to them, the stories were hard to believe. But they’re people I knew for 20 years, and they seemed like different people. They had that big of a change.”
Tucked away on the 11th floor of a nondescript building, you can barely hear the clamor of the busy streets. Instead, this ketamine clinic feels like an oasis of zen, strewn with twinkle lights, lush greenery and comfy meditation pillows.
That vibe is part of what attracted Chere Scythes, 51, to come back on a chilly Thursday night for another ketamine treatment.
“A few of my friends and colleagues had tried ketamine and other types of psychedelic treatments,” Scythes said. “And in talking to them, the stories were hard to believe. But they’re people I knew for 20 years, and they seemed like different people. They had that big of a change.”
Ketamine clinics for mental health are popping up across the U.S. Does the treatment work?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Lynette Ebberts, 66, said that for her, ketamine was a lifeline. For nearly 40 years, she said, she tried dozens of combinations of antidepressants, electroconvulsive therapy and other treatments for her severe depression, but nothing worked.
In 2016, before most people had heard about ketamine for depression, her therapist recommended a clinic near where she lived in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“I said, ‘Yes, when and where?’” she said. “I was so desperate to feel better. I thought trying something is better than not trying anything at all and end up taking my own life.”
Ebberts said each 45-minute infusion felt like a dream, in which she saw vibrant colors and shapes. After she underwent three treatments in one week, she said, something started to shift.
“I started to feel like I could get up out of bed,” she said. “That deep dark depressive cloud started to lift.”
In combination with her antidepressants, she has continued the ketamine treatments and now gets one every five weeks.
Unlike Ebberts, Scythes doesn’t return to the clinic regularly.
She vividly remembers her first treatment. She saw herself as a little girl, playing in the woods that she loved as a child, and then she saw her mother, who passed away nearly 20 years ago.
“I told her how much I loved her and how much I missed her, and I felt this unconditional love for her that I couldn’t quite feel when she was alive,” she said. “Once it was over, that deep sadness that was in my body for so long was just gone.”
..."Lynette Ebberts, 66, said that for her, ketamine was a lifeline. For nearly 40 years, she said, she tried dozens of combinations of antidepressants, electroconvulsive therapy and other treatments for her severe depression, but nothing worked.
In 2016, before most people had heard about ketamine for depression, her therapist recommended a clinic near where she lived in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“I said, ‘Yes, when and where?’” she said. “I was so desperate to feel better. I thought trying something is better than not trying anything at all and end up taking my own life.”
Ebberts said each 45-minute infusion felt like a dream, in which she saw vibrant colors and shapes. After she underwent three treatments in one week, she said, something started to shift.
“I started to feel like I could get up out of bed,” she said. “That deep dark depressive cloud started to lift.”
In combination with her antidepressants, she has continued the ketamine treatments and now gets one every five weeks.
Unlike Ebberts, Scythes doesn’t return to the clinic regularly.
She vividly remembers her first treatment. She saw herself as a little girl, playing in the woods that she loved as a child, and then she saw her mother, who passed away nearly 20 years ago.
“I told her how much I loved her and how much I missed her, and I felt this unconditional love for her that I couldn’t quite feel when she was alive,” she said. “Once it was over, that deep sadness that was in my body for so long was just gone.”
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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I have seen some studies and heard testimony from patients on the effectiveness of physchedelics in treating PTSD. It seems promising. There is a great documentary on Netflix called How to Change Your Mind…..
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