The information surrounding IV treatments can be overwhelming. Please read below for answers to common questions from our patients.
The dose of Ketamine used in the personal IV infusions is small and will not cause you to go to sleep. We’ll take your weight and height measurements and the severity of your depression into account and customize the infusion for you.
During Ketamine infusions, patients may have heightened senses. So, to allow the brain to focus on healing, we minimize distractions. We believe set and setting are key to the experience. Our rooms are equipped with black-out window treatments and eye masks. We utilize noise-canceling headphones and Sonos room speakers combined with therapy assisting music. On your first visit, we will spend about 30 minutes orienting you to the room, the process, and reviewing your history.
Ketamine often induces a psychedelic-type experience. We will be there to support you throughout and keep a close eye on your vital signs throughout. We believe this experience is important for transformative change.
We are all trained emergency medicine professionals so you can rest assured you are in safe hands in your private treatment space.
After the 40-minute infusion, you will rest for 10-15 minutes to start to recover from the Ketamine. After this, the provider will be available to talk with you about your experience and anything important that came up for you.
With each infusion, there will be time before and after the infusion to discuss how you are doing and anything that comes
We wish we could guarantee you’ll feel better after treatment, but there is no guarantee. Between 70-80% of clients see a greater than 50% reduction in their depression symptoms after 6 treatments.
What we will know during your first treatment if it’s going to continue to work for you or not. Once we determine that Ketamine will work for you, we’ll continue a series of 6 treatments over a 6-to-8-week period. Of those who have received treatment, 50% remain improved and will not require additional boosters. The other 50% do quite well with an occasional booster of two infusions performed once a month or every few months and can be spaced out over time.
NAD is given as a high-dose infusion protocol. IV infusion boosts serum levels far above oral supplementation. NAD+ stimulates the part of the brain greatly depressed by addiction and quickly restores function.
This decreases cravings and withdrawal symptoms and boosts brain function to better allow involvement in counseling and other therapies.
NAD+ is best used in conjunction with a comprehensive treatment program and we can refer you if needed.
Our NAD+ compounds come from a highly reputable experienced pharmacy. They are combined with other high-dose amino acids in custom packages dependent on the main drug/type of addiction. We will combine this with infusions of our specialized Vitamin infusion, Hydrate Recovery, which contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to continue to aid brain recovery and boost health and energy in the process.
Clients report a significant decrease in cravings often after the first treatment and minimal withdrawal symptoms. This greatly speeds up the recovery process!
From day one you should notice improving brain function and decreased cravings. Depending on your substance of abuse, you may develop some mild withdrawal symptoms. These should be tolerable and resolved by day 3 or 4. Day 1-3 will be conducted in a dark quiet room to allow relaxation and minimize outside stimulus. As you begin to feel better, you can move to one of our larger rooms and have more stimulus during the day.
You may experience some mild nasal stuffiness, congestion or general warmth during treatment. This is completely normal. If you develop a headache, chest tightness, upset stomach then us know so we can slow the drip rate. If you experience itching or shortness of breath, let us know immediately.
While we wish we could guarantee success, like all medical treatments, there is no guarantee. General long-term success rates are in the 75%-85% range. Highest success is with stopping all neuroactive substances (legal and illegal) on the day of treatment and never resuming use of these.
Having good long-term treatment/counseling can also boost recovery rates. We can refer you if needed.
If you start to feel an increase in cravings, please avoid the use and contact our office immediately to come in for a booster treatment. Usually, 1-3 days of half dose drips are all that is needed.
You’ll be in a comfortable room in our spa-like clinic under the care and supervision of an experienced RN extensively trained in NAD+ administration.
Treatment will continue for 10 full days and is needed for long-term healing and recovery. Certain clients with Benzo use history may have a particularly bad day around 4 or 5 feeling anxious and that treatment is not working. This is a common part of your brain healing. Hang in there and continue treatment.
Drinks and snacks are available as well as Wi-Fi. You may store food at our clinic and a microwave is also available. We can also help arrange food delivery service too.
Basically, as we age our NAD levels in the cells drop. Improving this intracellular level of NAD strengthens cells and prevents damage and further deterioration. And according to TIME magazine, we couldn’t get any closer to the fountain of youth.
Much like addiction, the chronic feeling of anxiety, stress from PTSD and burn-out from working long hours day after day affects the brain. This depletes the parts of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and controlling focus. Boosting NAD through IV infusion helps restore these parts of the brain improving focus and aiding in restoring function to the emotional control part of the brain.
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