by vitalitasdenve | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog, Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Ketamine Infusion Therapy
According to the CDC, about 50 million Americans live with chronic pain—about 20% of the adult population in our country. Chronic pain not only affects a person physically, but also emotionally and mentally, causing irritability, frustration, decreased sleep, and...
by vitalitasdenve | Aug 20, 2021 | Ketamine for Depression, Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Ketamine first received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1970 for use as a surgical anesthetic. Due to its short duration of action and reduced behavioral toxicity, it gained favor over other common anesthetics, and continues to be widely...
by vitalitasdenve | Jul 28, 2021 | Ketamine Infusion Therapy, Treatments for Anxiety
The last fifty years have been characterized by rapid change. Those born in the 70s and 80s remember the dawn of the internet, the advent of the cellphone, and, more recently, the birth of social media. These innovations carry far-reaching consequences, and yet no...
by vitalitasdenve | Jul 16, 2021 | Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Ketamine was first synthesized in 1962 by Professor Calvin L. Stevens, and in 1970 the medication was granted FDA approval as a surgical anesthetic. In the decades that followed, researchers began to uncover the drug’s extraordinary potential to treat mental health...
by vitalitasdenve | Mar 10, 2021 | Depression Treatment, Ketamine for Depression, Ketamine Infusion Therapy, Mental Health, Treatments for Anxiety
HAVING A BABY IS AN AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE, BUT IT CAN TRIGGER A RANGE OF POWERFUL EMOTIONS FROM EXCITEMENT AND JOY TO FEAR AND ANXIETY. The birth of a baby can also result in something unexpected: depression. It is not uncommon for most new moms to...
by vitalitasdenve | Feb 25, 2021 | Depression Treatment, Ketamine Infusion Therapy, Mental Health
THE TRICKY THING ABOUT TREATING DEPRESSION IS THAT IT DOES NOT AFFECT EVERYONE THE SAME WAY. Countless types of depression exist, and people experience this illness to varying degrees of severity. For some, non-pharmacological interventions are able to improve...
