TAHOE KETAMINE BLOG
In our Tahoe Ketamine blog, you can expect to find a wide variety of information about ketamine for depression, ketamine for chronic pain, ketamine research, and other current news about ketamine infusion therapy.
Navigating the Conversation on Ketamine Safety: What We Need to Know After Matthew Perry’s Passing
Navigating the Conversation on Ketamine Safety: What We Need to Know After Matthew Perry's Passing The recent passing of Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the iconic...
The Science Behind Ketamine Infusion Therapy: How it Works in the Brain
The Science Behind Ketamine Infusion Therapy: How it Works in the Brain Ketamine infusion therapy has emerged as a revolutionary treatment for conditions like depression, chronic pain, and...
The Safety of Ketamine Infusion Therapy: Debunking Common Misconceptions
The Safety of Ketamine Infusion Therapy: Debunking Common Misconceptions Ketamine infusion therapy has gained significant attention in recent years as a breakthrough treatment for conditions...
The Power of Hope: Ketamine’s Role in Suicide Prevention during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
The Power of Hope: Ketamine's Role in Suicide Prevention during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September is not just the beginning of autumn; it also marks National Suicide...
Ketamine for Chronic Pain Management
A Comprehensive Guide to Ketamine for Chronic Pain Management Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide, impacting their daily lives and overall well-being. Traditional pain...
4 Benefits of Ketamine Therapy in Teenagers
Unlocking Hope: 4 Benefits of Ketamine Therapy in Teenagers The teenage years are a crucial period of development, filled with various challenges and obstacles that can impact mental health....
Searching Within During a Ketamine Infusion
Searching Within During a Ketamine Infusion Ketamine infusion therapy has gained recognition for its remarkable potential in treating mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD....
Ketamine’s Potential in Alleviating Anxiety
Ketamine's Potential in Alleviating Anxiety In a fast-paced world filled with stress and pressure, anxiety has become a prevalent mental health concern affecting millions of people worldwide....
If You’re Depressed, Simply Trying to Be Happy May Not Be Enough…
If You’re Depressed, Simply Trying to Be Happy May Not Be Enough… Rarely can we control the life circumstances that lead to feelings of sadness or helplessness. Maybe it’s financial hardship,...
Ketamine for Mental Health Crisis Intervention
Ketamine for Mental Health Crisis Intervention Treating someone who is in the depths of a major depressive episode—especially someone who is suffering from suicide ideation—can be...
Depression and Daylight Savings Time
Depression and Daylight Savings Time It’s that time of year again for Daylight Savings Time (DST) to begin and depression might not be far behind. Every year, many people are faced with the...
Nature and Mental Health
Nature and Mental Health: Positive Growth Through Connection with Nature Did you know that more than half of the world’s population lives in urban settings and that this number is expected to...
Embrace Spring
Embrace Spring: A Few Simple Ways To Feel Renewed This Season Looking ahead to snow melting away and the flowers starting to bloom, it's time to embrace spring and all of its beauty. While the...
Winter Nutrition: 5 Foods for Mental Health
Winter Nutrition: 5 Foods for Mental Health Nutrition and its impact on mental health are often undervalued. Our diet has a significant influence, not only on our physical health but also on...
Common Depression Symptoms
4 Common Depression Symptoms to Watch Out For It is estimated that one in five adults in the U.S. will experience depression at some point during their lifetime. If you or someone you know is...
New Years Resolutions to Improve Mental Health
New Years Resolutions to Improve Mental Health It's almost 2023, and that means it's time to start thinking about what changes you want to make in your life. When you think about what would...
Ski Season and Hydration Therapy
Ski Season and Hydration Therapy Winter is finally here and that means it’s ski season! Ski season and Hydration Therapy go hand in hand for proper sports performance—time to go powder...
Depression and Social Media: A Modern-Day Chicken-and-the-Egg Story
Depression and Social Media: A Modern-Day Chicken-and-the-Egg Story Whether we like it or not, social media has become a central component of our lives. Everyone from tweens to baby boomers...
Determining The Proper Diagnosis to Find Relief: The Difference in Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder vs Clinical Depression
Determining The Proper Diagnosis to Find Relief: The Difference in Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder vs Clinical Depression As the winter months approach, many people will begin...
Chronic Pain Management: Is Osteopathic Manipulation Effective for Chronic Pain?
Chronic Pain Management: Is Osteopathic Manipulation Effective for Chronic Pain? More than 50 million Americans struggle with chronic pain, and it seems there is a similar amount of therapies...
Random Numbness: Is It a Sign of Peripheral Neuropathy?
Random Numbness: Is It a Sign of Peripheral Neuropathy? If you are experiencing random numbness in your fingers, toes, or other extremities, you may suffer from peripheral neuropathy. It is...
Postpartum Anxiety? It Exists, But There is Hope
Postpartum Anxiety? It Exists, But There is Hope Postpartum anxiety is a clinical condition that often goes undiagnosed. Some mothers chalk off the symptoms as just the “baby blues.” For...
Amazing Treatment of Chronic Pain from Scar Tissue
Chronic Pain from Scar Tissue Chronic pain from scar tissue can be a relentless and often debilitating condition, significantly affecting one's quality of life. While traditional pain...
Happy Memories & How to Become Resilient to Stress & Depression During Adolescence
Happy Memories & How to Become Resilient to Stress & Depression During Adolescence Are you worried about your teenager because they seem to be steering away from you and all their friends?...
Stop Intrusive Thoughts In Their Tracks: How to Manage Symptoms of OCD
Stop Intrusive Thoughts In Their Tracks: How to Manage Symptoms of OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder where an individual has intrusive thoughts or...
A Mind-Body Approach to Overcoming Depression
Mind-Body Approach to Prevent the Symptoms of Depression According to a study conducted by The Department of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne, the number of people suffering from...
Mental Health Services: The Struggle Minority Groups Face When Seeking Access
Mental Health Services: The Struggle Minority Groups Face When Seeking Access The percentage of people who suffer from mental health disorders is relatively consistent across most racial and...
Could a Mediterranean Diet Do the Body & Mind Good: Protection from the Symptoms of Depression
Could a Mediterranean Diet Do the Body & Mind Good: Protection from the Symptoms of Depression Bit by agonizing bit, society is coming to acknowledge that the struggle with mental health...
Depression in Teens: Identifying Signs
Depression in Teens: Identifying Signs Between 2009 and 2021, the percentage of high school students experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness rose from 26 to 44 percent, an...
Meditation for Anxiety: A Beginners Guide
Meditation for Anxiety: A Beginners Guide The roots of meditation can be traced as far back as the 3rd and 6th centuries, B.C. Chinese and Indian cultures practiced meditation, heeding it as...
The Link Between OCD and Sober Living: How Ketamine Can Help
The Link Between OCD and Sober Living: How Ketamine Can Help Dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and sober living can be extremely challenging, which may explain the strong link...
IV Hydration Therapy for Athletes: Inside the Drip
IV Hydration Therapy for Athletes: Inside the Drip IV hydration therapy for athletes has become increasingly popular. Essentially anyone—regardless of their physical symptoms—can find relief...
Why a Diagnosis Is Important, Not a Stigma: Break Through The Shame
Why a Diagnosis Is Important, Not a Stigma: Break Through The Shame When many people hear the term mental health disorder, they automatically think of it as something abnormal that only...
Achieving a Work-Life Balance to Combat Depression
Achieving a Work-Life Balance to Combat Depression According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 25 million Americans reported that they work more than 49 hours per week. 11 million...
The Impact of Long-Term Social Isolation on the Mental Health of Older Adults
The Impact of Long-Term Social Isolation on the Mental Health of Older Adults It feels like the whole world has been in isolation for the past two years, and wave after wave of Covid-19 (and...
Sleep and Depression: 5 Signs That Poor Sleep is Impacting Your Mental Health
Sleep and Depression: 5 Signs That Poor Sleep is Impacting Your Mental Health Even one night of poor sleep can have a dramatic impact on a person’s mood, so you can imagine, then, the impact...
How to Recognize the Physical Symptoms of Depression
How to Recognize the Physical Symptoms of Depression Depression is most commonly associated with emotional symptoms, such as sadness, guilt, irritability, and feelings of hopelessness....
How Too Much or Too Little Sleep Impacts Physical and Mental Health
How Too Much or Too Little Sleep Impacts Physical and Mental Health A good night's sleep is one of the most important things that you can do for your physical and mental health....
Let’s Talk About Medication Management & Adverse Drug Interactions
Let’s Talk About Medication Management & Adverse Drug Interactions Antiviral pills for Covid-19 are here. Both Pfizer and Merck have introduced medications for people who are at severe...
Mental Health Discussions | How and When to Discuss Your Diagnosis
Mental Health Discussions | How and When to Discuss Your Diagnosis Around the world, those who suffer from mental health disorders like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD often...
Secure Mental Health Going Into 2022 With These 7 Tips
Out With The Old & In With The New: Going Into 2022 With Secure Mental Health The holiday season can be a bit of a sugar rush, with all of its glittering, flashing decorations, parties,...
Dehydration Is A Serious Risk Even In The Winter Months
Dehydration Is A Serious Risk Even In The Winter Months It’s a common warning to drink water in order to avoid dehydration during the summer months. However, dehydration can occur during any...
Brain Energy & Its Impact On Depression
Brain Energy & Its Impact On Depression The brain is an amazing organ. It requires more energy than any other organ in our body. It is responsible for our ability to live and thrive and...
Depression Treatments: 7 Things to Consider
Depression Treatments: 7 Things to Consider Every person is unique, which means that our mental health situations also need to be unique. A depression treatment that works for one...
Ketamine for SAD: Battling Seasonal & Major Depression
Ketamine for SAD: Battling Seasonal & Major Depression As the days become shorter, and we enter the late fall and winter months, seasonal affective disorder can begin to rear its ugly...
Getting the Most Out of Ketamine Infusions
Getting the Most Out of Ketamine Infusions Ketamine infusions are extremely effective at treating anxiety and depression, with symptoms alleviating in as little as 1-2 infusions. However, the...
How to Manage Anxiety About Your Children Going Back to School In-Person
How to Manage Anxiety About Your Children Going Back to School In-Person This pandemic has brought about uncertainty for everyone: adults are regularly confused, and guidelines seem to be...
Treatment for Chronic pain: Cannabis & Opioids Co-Use Causes More Harm than Good
Treatment for Chronic Pain: Cannabis & Opioids Co-Use Causes More Harm than Good Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and physically debilitating problems in the U.S., and according...
Postpartum Depression Treatments: An Effective Treatment…That’s Actually Accessible
Postpartum Depression Treatments: An Effective Treatment...That's Actually Accessible Having a baby can be one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of a woman’s life, but it also...
What Chronic Pain Looks Like and How to Cope
What Chronic Pain Looks Like and How to Cope When you continuously go to bed with--and wake up to--constant pain, it inevitably becomes a part of your everyday life. Studies have shown that...
How To Swap Bad Habits For Good Habits & Live Life to the Fullest Potential
How To Swap Bad Habits For Good Habits & Live Life to the Fullest Potential Bad habits. Scrolling through social media, procrastinating, biting your nails, snacking late at night,...
Mind-Altering Drug: Elevate Your State of Mind
Mind-Altering Drug: Elevate Your State of Mind Ketamine infusion therapy has become a widely accepted practice for the effective treatment of severe depression and other mental health...
Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Celebrating Pride Month While Honoring the Roots and Allowing for Inclusion
Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Celebrating Pride Month While Honoring the Roots and Allowing for Inclusion As rainbows flutter across newsfeeds this month, it’s important to remember the...
Cardiovascular Fitness: New Evidence for the Prevention of Mental Health Disorders
Cardiovascular Fitness: New Evidence for the Prevention of Mental Health Disorders There is a medical disorder that affects 17.3 million adults in the United States each year. A disorder that...
Depression and Social Anxiety: What is the Correlation?
Depression and Social Anxiety: What is the Correlation? Depression and social anxiety are two of the most prevalent mental health disorders in the U.S. About 6.8% of the American population...
How to Keep Anxiety Levels Low as the Pandemic Wages On
How to Keep Anxiety Levels Low as the Pandemic Wages On As the pandemic continues to forecast an uncertain future for the United States and the rest of the world, it has left many with...
Opioids: Are They as Effective as We Believe?
Opioids: Are They as Effective as We Believe? The opioid epidemic has reached epic proportions—and continues to wreak havoc on millions of people’s lives. In 2016, medical professionals wrote about...
Innovative Biofeedback Promising For Depression Treatment
Innovative Biofeedback Promising for Depression Treatment Biofeedback is a technique that leverages the use of electrical sensors to control the body and some of its functions. Using innovative...
Enhance the Results of Ketamine Infusions with These 5 Natural Remedies for Depression
Enhance the Results of Ketamine Infusions with These 5 Natural Remedies for Depression Depression is a common illness that can be treated with a variety of medications and other therapies. If...
Depressed or Bored?
Depressed or Bored? As human beings, we are social creatures. Isolation is not normal and has undoubtedly impacted mental health on a global level. Most would probably agree that the official word...
Depression and the Brain
Depression and the Brain The COVID-19 pandemic has created an all-out mental health crisis in the U.S. Unparalleled levels of stress, fear, loneliness, and isolation have motivated scientists to...
PTSD Treatments: The Best Medicines for PTSD
PTSD Treatments: The Best Medicines for PTSD Between 7 and 8 percent of the population is thought to be affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This statistic is representative of...
Prediction Error, Depression & How Ketamine Works to Treat Depression
Prediction Error, Depression & How Ketamine Works to Treat Depression We live in a wildly uncertain world right now, but there are some things we always know for sure. When we approach a...
Resolve to Improve Your Mental Health in 2021
Resolve to Improve Your Mental Health in 2021 This has been quite a year. If you are not struggling this year then you are one of the lucky ones. Our society has been challenged on a global scale,...
5 Cognitive Distortions That Are Impacting Your Depression
A cognitive distortion is an inaccurate thought pattern that generally presents itself negatively. ‘Self-talk,’ or the internal monologue, has a surprising impact on the way people perceive...
7 Health Benefits of Glutathione
Glutathione is found in virtually every cell in our body as well as in many species on this planet. It is a powerful antioxidant with many benefits and its absence can be linked to disease,...
Different Types of Anxiety Disorders & Anxiety Treatment Options
It is no doubt that we live in a fast-paced world where people’s attention spans are dwindling. We are constantly getting notifications from our phones, social media, and other outlets that pervade...
Have Psychiatric Drugs Failed the Patients Who Need Them Most?
Have Psychiatric Drugs Failed the Patients Who Need Them Most? Are psychiatric drugs really working to curb the mental health crisis in America? What are the long-term implications of being...
Ketamine Therapy: What the Experts are Saying
Ketamine Therapy: What the Experts Are Saying Ketamine, introduced as a battlefield anesthetic during the Vietnam War and known as the party drug “special K,” has come a long way,...
The Mind-Body Connection: Treating Depression & Chronic Pain
The Mind-Body Connection: Treating Depression & Chronic Pain According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 20% of people in the U.S. experience chronic pain, and the U.S. is...
Home Remedies for Depression During Covid-19
Depression is on the rise. Even those who don’t generally suffer from this mental health disorder are beginning to feel it. Living through a pandemic during a time of great socio-political turmoil...
Is Mental Health a Moving Target?
It makes sense to think that a psychiatric diagnosis would be a life-long health issue. Once depressed, always prone to depression…right? Well, a new study published in the Journal of the American...
How Covid 19 Is Impacting the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers
How Covid 19 Is Impacting the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers In the journal Frontiers of Psychology, a study titled “Mental health challenges of U.S. healthcare professionals during...
Check your Symptoms: Migraine Headaches vs. Covid-19
The stress of COVID-19—in addition to all the world’s other concerning current events—is causing people to experience more migraine headaches than usual. Doctors are seeing more frequent migraines...
The Difference Between Situational and Chronic Depression
The Difference Between Situational and Chronic Depression Recent events around the world are causing many people to feel anxious, sad, and hopeless—the same symptoms as chronic depression. However,...
Treatment-Resistant Depression: 4 Things You Need to Know
Treatment-resistant depression is exactly what it sounds like: depression that doesn’t improve, even after trying several treatments. Of the more than 16 million adults suffering with depression in...
In a Post-COVID World, Is Depression the “New Normal”
COVID-19 has not only impacted our physical well-being, but also greatly consumed our mental health in more ways than one. In fact, during this pandemic, being depressed and anxious—at least for...
Ketamine Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Ketamine therapy continues to be an effective drug for mood disorders. Those who suffer from bipolar disorder, may find that ketamine therapy provides relief when conventional treatment options have...
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Vitamin D[epression]: The Connection Between This Vital Vitamin and Your Mood
Vitamin D[epression]: The Connection Between This Vital Vitamin and Your Mood Vitamin D is a vitamin that is produced by your skin. Your body produces it when it is in contact with sunlight,...
Preventing Depression & PTSD During COVID-19
In 1967, Thomas H. Holmes and Richard H. Rahe published their now widely-cited “Social Readjustment Rating Scale” wherein they designed a ranking of life’s most stressful experiences. Right at the...
7 Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System
Right now you are probably wondering: will I get COVID-19? How do I make sure I don't get it and spread it to my loved ones? Not surprisingly, being healthy involves making sure your immune system...
What is “Ideal” Mental Health?
Everyone thinks they want to be—or that they need to be—happier than they currently are. However, while it’s a common sentiment, it’s actually quite unrealistic. We only set ourselves up for sadness...
Could Artificial Intelligence Help Determine the Best Depression Treatment for a Patient?
Depression is not only one of the most prevalent health conditions in the world, but it’s also one of the hardest conditions to diagnose and treat. First-line depression treatments include...
IV Hydration is a Fast Hangover Cure…But Don’t Make it a Habit
Most of us know what it's like to drink a little too much and be stuck in bed with a burning hangover the next day. Sometimes it takes an entire weekend of popping ibuprofen and drinking water to...
Happiness & Social Media: How They’re Connected
Since 1997, social media giants have risen and fallen. Most would assume that this refers to the giants of today—Facebook and Twitter—but these companies have actually had decades of predecessors to...
Next-in-Line Treatments for Depression: The Changing Landscape of Depression Treatments
Depression affects approximately 17 million adults in the U.S. each year. Depression symptoms include a loss of pleasure in activities, changes in sleep, weight or energy, restlessness or difficulty...
An Ounce of Prevention: The Future of Chronic Pain Management
The Future of Chronic Pain Management Chronic pain is a debilitating condition, and it is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. Unlike acute pain which goes away when the...
Make Mental Health a Priority in the New Year
Here we are again, standing at the start of a New Year. If you are like most people, the end of one year and the start of a new one has driven you to reflect upon your lifestyle and wellbeing. Maybe...
It’s Okay to Be Sad During the Holidays
Do you get a little nauseous every time you hear It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year on the grocery store playlist? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Holiday depression is about as common as...
Am I Depressed? 6 Health Conditions that Feel Like Depression But Aren’t
Persistent sadness. Endless worrying. Tossing and turning all night. Feeling worthless. Snapping at family members and loved ones. Mention these symptoms to your doctor and we’re betting you’ll...
Ketamine Offers New Hope for Veterans
Ketamine Offers New Hope for Veterans Did you know that 11 out of 100 veterans who served during the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder? And about 50% of...
Ketamine Infusion Success Stories: Real Hope from Real Patients
Every day, ketamine infusions are changing the lives of those who suffer from treatment-resistant depression and/or severe anxiety disorders. These serious mental health conditions are two of the...
Light Therapy for Depression: A Holistic Depression Treatment Backed by Science
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses across the globe. With so many people suffering, one would think that psychotherapy and antidepressants would be more common. However, due to...
3 Ways to Greet Fall With a Smile Instead of Sadness
3 Ways to Greet Fall With a Smile Instead of Sadness The change in seasons means a change in emotions for many. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) begins and ends at about the same time every...
How Ketamine Works for Depression: New Study Yields Exciting Results
How Ketamine Works for Depression: A New Study Yields Exciting Results Until recently, depression treatments have remained stagnant for over 50 years. During that time, the World Health...
Chronic Migraines: Know the Symptoms & Treatment Options
Chronic Migraines: Know the Symptoms & Treatment Options Migraine headaches are moderate to severe headaches lasting anywhere from two to 72 hours. Migraines reoccur in those who suffer,...
Is IV Hydration Therapy the Latest Trend in Holistic Health?
Is IV Hydration Therapy the Latest Trend in Holistic Health? The benefits of IV hydration therapy have been getting a lot of attention lately. For example, people spend years working out and...
Opioid Crisis | How Non-Opioid Treatment Options are Changing the Game for People with Chronic Pain
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 130 people die from opioid overdoses every day. Yes, each and every day. Shocked? The opioid crisis has been on a steady rise since 2017,...
Ketamine For Depression Treatment
Ketamine for Depression Treatment Over the past decade, ketamine has received its fair share of media attention—and for good reason. This drug, which has been around since the 1970s, was...
Trauma and Pain
While most assume that chronic pain can only arise from some kind of physical injury, research says this may not be the only source. In fact, more than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain...
10 Doctor-Recommended Holistic Treatments for Depression
About 17.3 million adults in the U.S. will suffer from a major depressive disorder in any given year. That is approximately 7.1% of the entire adult population…and what’s worse is that the majority...
Depression, Exercise & Gender: Is There a Connection Between All Three?
For years, scientists and researchers have known that depression symptoms can be alleviated with proper sleep and exercise, but a new study by University of Michigan states that those two factors...
Ketamine and Alzheimer’s Disease
Ketamine and Alzheimer's Disease “Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by insidious cognitive decline and loss of memory function.” This was how Alois...
Ketamine in a Cave: The Miracle of Ketamine Goes Deeper Than You May Have Thought
In Thailand, on June 23, 2018, things quickly changed for the worse for twelve young soccer players and their coach when they were unexpectedly trapped inside a cave they were exploring. Flood...
How to Choose a Ketamine Clinic
Over the past few years, ketamine infusion centers have been opening up across the country, bringing new hope to millions of Americans suffering from major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety,...
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