Ketamine Did NOT Kill Matthew Perry…He Drowned While Using Ketamine.
We have been inundated with comments and questions regarding the safety of ketamine due to the tragic death of Matthew Perry. In my opinion, the coroner’s decision to list the immediate cause of death as, acute ketamine toxicity, was meant to sensationalize Perry’s history of addiction. Typically, in such a case, the immediate cause of […]
Could the Embrace of Psychedelics Lead to a Mental-Health Revolution?
AT SEVEN O’ CLOCK on a recent evening, I dim the bedroom lights, call out a reminder to my boyfriend to rouse me in an hour with a gentle tap, and close the door. “Have a great trip,” I hear him say from the living room
I Tried Ketamine Therapy For Anxiety & This Was My Experience
I’ve shared a lot about my quest to quell anxiety over the years, including in my book, The Joy Plan. Thankfully, daily practices such as mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and a healthy diet have helped me tremendously.
Ketamine: a new chapter in antidepressant development
From the beginning of the neuropsychiatric drug era, the development of antidepressants has been mostly based on serendipity. One of the first examples, iproniazid, was an antitubercular drug observed to induce
Ketamine for PTSD: Well, Isn’t That Special
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a devastating mental illness that can follow exposure to life-threatening stress. Although several psychological treatments for PTSD have proven efficacy (1), their dissemination has yet to be widespread, owing in part to their complexity and requirement for expert practitioner training. Furthermore, trauma-focused exposure-based psychotherapies can be quite challenging for patients […]
Ketamine Now Used To Treat Depression
CHARLESTON, SC (FOX24 NEWS NOW) — Ketamine is a medication used as anesthesia since the 1970s. It produces a trance-like state that usually helps with pain, sedation, and memory loss. Ketamine has recently been discovered as an alternative treatment to assist with physical and psychological diseases. Dr. Richard Bowen of the Charleston Ketamine Center has […]