Ellen Meyers has lived with the consuming grief of losing her only child for more than a decade. Ketamine therapy is helping her find some peace at last. By Ellen Meyers – 11/2/2022 My doctor tells me to close my eyes and asks me what I am feeling in my body. I tell her my […]
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The psychedelics industry received a boost in confidence this week by way of a new market report from banking giant Morgan Stanley. By Bryan Mc Govern – 8/3/2022 Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has shared its first official commentary on the psychedelics industry. The concept of investing in psychedelic medicine received a legitimate vote of confidence of
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By Anonymous This morning my little cousin sent me an article on a company that is making 5-MeO DMT for use in mental health conditions (see article below). I found this even more interesting than I typically would have as I smoked this medicine two days ago, for the first time. I decided to do
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Psychiatrists express concern about the safety of taking the mind-altering anesthetic at home. By Brianna Abbott and Daniela Hernandez – 10/30/2022 Startups are prescribing ketamine online to treat serious mental-health conditions, raising concern among psychiatrists about the safety of taking the mind-altering anesthetic without medical supervision, sometimes at high doses that raise risks of side
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON – 8/24/2022 The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. More research is needed to see if the effect lasts and whether it works in a larger study. Many who took a dummy drug instead of psilocybin
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A recent article by Calder et al. 2022, highlights in detail how classic psychedelics such as psilocybin, LSD and DMT enhance and sustain neuroplasticity and neurogenesis, the growth of new neural connections in the brain. The article analyzes which parts of the brain are most likely to be affected by neurogenesis and possible clinical ramifications
Ketamine was originally approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an anesthetic, but is increasingly being used to treat mood disorders, such as treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).1,2 Several studies have also found it to be effective for treating suicidal ideation.3,4 “Ketamine can play an important role in the treatment
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By Sonya Collins Medically Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on May 04, 2022 Jeff Winograd didn’t know an adult life without depression. Since he was 20 years old, he had tried virtually every antidepressant on the market. But he says, “The depression was just a constant.” By the time he was 45 years old, by
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After years of treating patients with Ketamine, one of the most satisfying experiences we have seen has been witnessing the client’s return to functioning. Mental conditions such as depression, PTSD, severe anxiety, etc… can be debilitating and are a huge cause of disability worldwide. In fact, it is well known that mental illness is responsible
In 2021, investors poured a whopping $708 Million into the psychedelic medicine space. As 2022 goes on, even more psychedelic-focused startups are receiving the attention of major investors. So – what’s all the hype about? Ketamine got its start in the 1960s and 1970s as an anesthetic. Now, decades later, ketamine is being heralded as
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At its Tuesday meeting (6 September 2022), the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution that initiates the decriminalization of psychedelics like psilocybin, the active component of magic mushrooms. The resolution passed unanimously, and also applies to several other psychedelic compounds. The Board of Supervisors calls for the regulation of certain psychedelic compounds to
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Is ketamine addictive? Is it habit forming? Is it abusable? What will happen if I treat a client with ketamine who suffers from either an active or stable history of substance use disorder? These are some of the leading questions that are being investigated with regards to ketamine’s ability to treat clients with these conditions.
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