The Ketamine Wellness Clinic of Orange County

Did you know that your mind and body repair itself during sleep? Too little or too much sleep can have a significant impact on mental health including feelings of depression or anxiety. Here are some tips for a better night sleep. #depression #anxiety https://ketamineoc.com/news/sleep-and-mental-health/

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May is mental health awareness month. During this time when we're feeling more isolated due to COVID-19, it is critical to practice extreme self-care and to continue to seek treatment as needed in order to maintain good mental health. As always, if you have questions or need to schedule an appointment, please call us at 949.392.0159. #Ketamine www.KetamineOC.com

The Ketamine Wellness Clinic of Orange County Receives 2019 Best of Laguna Beach Award LAGUNA BEACH September 17, 2019 -- The Ketamine Wellness Clinic of Orange County has been selected for the 2019 Best of Laguna Beach Award in the Mental Health Clinic category by the Laguna Beach Award Program. Each year, the Laguna Beach Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are l...ocal companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Laguna Beach area a great place to live, work and play. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2019 Laguna Beach Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Laguna Beach Award Program and data provided by third parties.

"...it stimulates a series of receptors in the brain, kick-starting something called synaptic plasticitythe ability of parts of the brain to grow and change. While antidepressants have been shown to also increase plasticity, ketamine seems to do it much more quicklyand much more powerfully."

"What I noticed within about the first three treatments was that things started to feel brighter. I noticed a sense of hope. I felt more motivated to do things, socialise with friends, go out to dinner. My sleep got much better. I felt a lot less flat. I was smiling and making jokes again." https://www.cosmopolitan.com//ketamine-treatment-depressi/

But for now, I feel like the fog of negativity has disappeared. I haven’t thought about hurting myself or had depressive symptoms since... And even though my memories of my depression are becoming fainter, I still think back to my first treatment, when I told my kingdom everything would get better. Turns out, I was right. https://www.cosmopolitan.com//a273689/ketamine-depression/

"Ketamine is the agent that works when most others have failed. It is something that really allows us to give patients a sort of new hope 'cause a lot of people that I treat have basically already tried everything, and they're in this situation where nothing's really working, and they're suffering, they're miserable."

"Using cutting-edge technology to visualize and manipulate the brains of stressed mice, the study reveals how ketamine first induces changes in brain circuit function, improving "depressed" mice's behavior within three hours, and only later stimulating regrowth of synapses."

Ketamine Wellness Clinic Newsletter- Winter 2019 - https://mailchi.mp//ketamine-wellness-clinic-newsletter-wi

"He almost immediately started feeling more hopeful about life. He was more receptive to therapy. Less than a year later, he married. Today he says his dark moods are remote and manageable. Suicidal thoughts are largely gone." #ketamine

Could ketamine be used to treat rising #suicide rates? Watch the video: https://loom.ly/SjhqxQo ~ KOAA 5

#Ketamine prevents loss of pleasure in primates, according to research. ~ Medical News Today