Ketamine Therapy is an innovative treatment option for people seeking comfort and relief throughout their illness. Here’s how ketamine can be a part of your palliative care treatment.
Understanding Palliative Care
Palliative care refers to specialized treatments that are used to provide relief and better pain management to those suffering from serious illnesses. It can also help reduce common symptoms prevalent in various illnesses, such as nausea and vomiting, trouble sleeping, loss of appetite, and fatigue.
There is no universal palliative medicine, as palliative care can vary depending on the individual’s symptoms, needs, and personal wants. The most common approach is making the individual feel as comfortable as possible, usually with pain relief medication, antidepressants, and non-medicated therapies for relaxation.
Emotional support is just as important for people living with ongoing pain, as chronic pain, neuropathic pain, and cancer pain can cause emotional distress and mental health problems.
How Ketamine Can Help With Palliative Care
Ketamine is a medication with anesthetic and dissociative properties, used for reducing the symptoms of mental health conditions and pain control. Ketamine works by blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the brain, causing a surge of glutamate. Those receptors are responsible for pain transmission, mood regulation, and neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to create new connections).
Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine Therapy is an evidence-based treatment used for relieving symptoms of various mental health disorders, as well as pain conditions. It has also shown significant improvement in people struggling with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) who haven’t found relief with traditional antidepressants.
Benefits of Ketamine Therapy
- Led by a compassionate team of medical professionals
- Conducted in a safe and comfortable clinical setting
- Fast-acting relief that can be felt within hours or days of the first session
- Ketamine administration methods are available in various forms, including intramuscular injection (IM), intravenous infusion (IV), and nasal spray (Spravato).
- Kadelyx offers personalized treatment plans that are tailored to fit the unique therapeutic needs of each patient.
The Importance of ”Set and Setting”
People who are going through severe pain need a supportive and comfortable setting to heal in. At Kadelyx, the concept of ”Set and Setting” is a core principle, the Set referring to helping the patient reach the right mindset before each session, while Setting refers to creating a safe and comfortable space for deep healing.
Different Ketamine Therapy Services
Ketamine Therapy is available in various forms to accommodate different therapeutic needs, administration methods, and guidance levels, with services such as:
Guided Ketamine Therapy: A one-on-one treatment with extended preparation and integration phases led by a compassionate Guide of choice. Ketamine is administered intramuscularly (IM) by injecting it into the large muscle of the shoulder.
Semi-Guided Ketamine Therapy: A balanced treatment of guidance and independence, led by a trusted Guide. Ketamine is administered intramuscularly (IM) or intravenously (IV).
IV Ketamine Infusions: A ketamine treatment administered intravenously (IV), with similar elements of Semi-Guided Therapy.
Couples Ketamine Therapy: For patients who want to heal with their partner. Ketamine is administered intramuscularly (IM) by injecting it into the large muscle of the shoulder.
Group Ketamine Therapy: For patients who want toheal in a supportive, group setting with up to 6 people per group. Ketamine is administered intramuscularly (IM) by injecting it into the large muscle of the shoulder.
Spravato Treatment (Esketamine): An FDA-approved nasal spray, self-administered under clinical supervision. The treatment is sprayed into the nose 2-3 times, each spaced five minutes apart.
Find Comfort and Relief With Kadelyx
Book a free consultation with Kadelyx Health and learn more about the transformative effects of Ketamine Therapy and how it can help with your pain and symptom management.
