Your Journey

“Turn off your mind, let go, and float down stream.”- John Lennon

Collaboration & Customization

Collaboration of medical and health professionals is essential to gain the most out of Ketamine IV therapy. Although Ketamine alone has shown breakthough benefits both mentally and physically, the longevity of its benefits could come from what we do before and after each infusion. The intention and integration work with behavioral health professionals, with Ketamine psychotherapy knowledge, is just as important. Helping patients build on what was gained from each Ketamine IV journey, is what Mind and Body Wellness Center aims for. Customizing the well researched protocols for both mental and physical healing, for each individual is how we ensure getting the most out of what our patients put in. Titrating or the raising/lowering the Ketamine intravenous (IV) doseage during treatment to accomodate each persons own rate of metabolism, age, body habitus, comfort and mentation.

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Consultation

At your consultation we will cover all the bases of your upcoming treatments to ensure you are feeling prepared. We will collect all completed paperwork, discuss our policies and protocols, curate your personalized treatment plan, address any questions you have, and discuss how you can best prepare for your healing journey. You will receive a welcome packet with all the useful information to bring home with you to reference.

Intravenous Ketamine should be used by experienced providers of the drug. With the expansion of recent research, safe protocols and IV dosage ranges are established while providing the best benefit for patients. In this particular situation more does not necessarily mean better.

Common side effects can be controlled with compensating IV medications and supplements keeping the patient safe at all times. The administrator of these medications should also be experienced. Common side effects from Ketamine are increased blood pressure and or heart rate, nausea and enhanced skeletal muscle tone.

Patients with certain preexisting conditions may or may not be able to proceed with Ketamine therapy. Some are but not limited to: severe heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension, Wolf-Parkinson White syndrome, Liver disease, glaucoma, elevated intracranial pressure, patients using MAOI antidepressants, or diagnosed with schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. Regardless, each patient that we visit with will be given compassionate non-judgemental care.

What to Expect

Check-in and Greeting

You are greeted in the waiting room by an anesthesia provider and your journey guide. We walk you to your room where you will receive your treatment.

Intention Setting & Planning

While in your room, we will review what your intentions are. If this is your initial session we will review the procedure. If your treatment is ongoing, we will review how your last session went and confirm your desired dose and plan for this session.

Get Comfortable

You’ll settle into your recliner, place a weighted blanket or one of your own, and adjust the pillows. You will be asked to wear eyeshades to help enhance the journey. Music is also a major component of the session. There are many playlists available, but the best playlists are ones that the patient is unfamiliar with. We will cover a lot of this even before your first journey.

Clinical Preparation

Once you are comfortable, an anesthesia professional will place your IV, take your vital signs and begin your customized ketamine infusion.

Journey

You’ll feel the effects of the ketamine within 5-10 minutes of starting the infusion. Your guide will ensure a smooth launch as well as monitoring how the chosen dose is working for you throughout your session. The anesthesia provider will safely titrate the infusion while monitoring your vital signs.

Recovery & Integration

When the ketamine is finished, you’ll feel yourself ‘coming down’ within minutes. Plan to recover for at least 20-30 minutes, post-treatment for your safety and well-being.

We will have a soft landing room as well, to relax, journal, draw, or color. You can have something to drink and eat during this phase as well. Some do not feel like eating and others are very hungry; both are normal.

To learn more about what to expect during a Ketamine journey experience listen to the podcast from Back From the Abyss “MDMA and the Inner Healer” Ketamine Therapy Update + Listener questions.