Anxiety Treament
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Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles is recognized as one of the leading centers offering IV ketamine therapy for anxiety. Ketamine therapy has shown remarkable results for patients suffering from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other types of mood disorders where anxiety is a prevalent symptom. It has also been effectively used for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) for many years.
Living with anxiety can make daily life feel overwhelming. If you’re searching for effective solutions beyond conventional methods, we’re here to help. Our tailored ketamine treatment for anxiety offers a pathway to a calmer, more balanced life.
Understanding the Impact of Anxiety
Anxiety can stem from stress, life events, or persistent chemical imbalances. When anxious thoughts dominate your life, it impacts everything: relationships, work, and sleep. Understanding the root causes of your anxiety is crucial for effective treatment. Whether it’s environmental factors, brain chemistry, or other triggers, we can help you address them.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Those who have persistent anxiety symptoms that last for at least six months may be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This mental health condition may overlap with other disorders such as panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, or depression.
If you’re experiencing restlessness, difficulty focusing, or physical symptoms like heart palpitations, you might be dealing with GAD. Luckily, ketamine and anxiety are an effectively paired treatment and condition at KCLA.
Our care coordinators are available to answer all of your questions about ketamine treatment for anxiety, as well as ketamine for mood disorders, and to help you make the right decision about your health and well-being.
Want to know more about ketamine for the treatment of anxiety? Get additional information on ketamine infusions and learn about the interesting link between ketamine and meditation.
Choosing Effective Treatment for Severe Anxiety
While it’s normal to feel anxious about life events or unpleasant situations, those feelings typically dissipate once the event is over. For people with anxiety disorders, however, negative thoughts and feelings persist long after triggering circumstances have passed. In some cases, anxious people can even become highly sensitive and overreact to mild stressors.
Mindfulness and grounding techniques can help reduce acute anxiety in the moment, but they don’t always address the underlying neural mechanisms causing anxiety.
Other traditional anxiety treatments like psychotherapy and medication with antidepressants or benzodiazepines may pose a similar problem and often aren’t effective or sustainable long-term.
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Common anxiety treatments:
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Avoiding drugs and alcohol
Stress reduction techniques
Exposure therapy (conquering fears)
Healthy lifestyle changes
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Benzodiazepines such as Valium, Xanax, Ativan, and Klonopin
SSRI antidepressants including Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Lexapro, Celexa, and Effexor
Tricyclic antidepressants such as Tofranil and Anafranil
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) such as Nardil, Parnate, and Marlin
Ketamine infusion for anxiety treatment has gained significant popularity and is considered the most prominent of the non-traditional anxiety treatments. Other alternative treatments for anxiety include progressive muscle relaxation, sensory deprivation, and neurofeedback.
Does Ketamine Help with Anxiety?
Yes, intravenous ketamine therapy for anxiety has shown significant promise, especially for those who haven’t found relief with traditional methods.
Studies confirm that ketamine can rapidly improve mood and reduce anxiety symptoms. At KCLA, 83% of our patients report lasting relief after a series of six ketamine infusions over 2-3 weeks.
The relief that ketamine infusions can produce tends to occur quickly and without the negative side effects of prescription medications. There are no known long-term side effects, and the experience itself is often found to be calming and peaceful.
How Does Ketamine Work for Anxiety?
Researchers are still exploring exactly how ketamine affects the brain, but it appears to interact with multiple pathways, chemical messengers, and receptors. One key finding is that ketamine blocks NMDA receptors, which play a role in regulating how brain connections change and adapt over time.
It also influences glutamate levels, a crucial neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory.
Understanding these mechanisms could help explain why ketamine shows promise for treating conditions like anxiety and depression.
Benefits of Receiving a Ketamine Infusion for Anxiety
Unlike prescription medications that can take weeks to work, have significant negative short- and long-term side effects, and require constant monitoring, ketamine infusions are administered on a short schedule with none of the other down sides. Most patients suffering from anxiety and other mood disorders notice relief from their symptoms within a few days of their second or third treatment, about midway through their initial series of infusions.
Ketamine therapy may also reduce or eliminate dependency on prescription drugs, providing patients with more clarity and energy to make the lifestyle changes that help manage anxiety. Follow-up infusions (boosters) are usually done on an as-needed basis and in pairs, so patients do not need to repeat the whole series.
Say Goodbye to Stress: Explore Ketamine for Anxiety in Los Angeles Today
If you or a loved one is living with anxiety or another mood disorder like depression, or PTSD, consider the benefits of Ketamine Infusion Therapy. Get the relief you deserve and contact us today to start your path to healing at Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles, the premiere Ketamine Infusion Therapy Center.
Our care coordinators are available to answer all of your questions about ketamine treatment for anxiety, as well as ketamine for mood disorders, and to help you make the right decision about your health and well-being.
Want to know more about ketamine and anxiety? Get additional information on ketamine infusions and learn about the interesting link between ketamine and meditation.
