These conditions can impact every part of your life—your mood, work, relationships, and daily choices.
At Avesta Ketamine, we work closely with you and your current care team to create a personalized treatment plan that’s right for you.
Ketamine is a great alternative to other medications for mood disorders and certain pain disorders because it is non-addictive. It works by affecting the chemical communicators in your brain called neurotransmitters. Specifically, it increases glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
When these two neurotransmitters are out of balance, you experience increased symptoms associated with your mood disorder like anxiousness and unrealistic thoughts. Among its other roles, glutamate increases neural connections and influences how you feel about and respond to your experiences.
This personal story follows a patient with treatment-resistant depression and how ketamine made a meaningful difference, showing that ketamine offers hope—and works best when combined with therapy and ongoing psychiatric care.
A patient shares how ketamine treatment eased his chronic anxiety and depression, showing the clinic’s compassionate care and the lasting relief this therapy can provide.
This blog clearly explains the differences between Spravato and ketamine for treating depression—including how each treatment is given, how it works, how it’s used, and what you may want to think about—so you can better understand your options and discuss them with your care team.
“Incredible experience and results. I have been living with the effects of complex PTSD for years. The ketamine treatments at Avesta have far exceeded my expectations. I feel like I have a new outlook on life, and I feel free. I am treated with the utmost respect each and every visit. I truly believe everyone at Avesta is sincere and genuinely cares. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to experience a true positive outcome.”
- Bethesda Patient
