In this patient interview, our patient talks about his years of struggle and feelings of anxiety with his PTSD. Plus, how, through ketamine therapy and our holistic approach, he was able to achieve overall healing and self-love.
Reset Ketamine Patient Interview - Pain Management, Anxiety, and Trauma
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO IS CONSIDERING KETAMINE INFUSION TREATMENTS?
Don’t look at ketamine as a “fix-all” solution. Yes, it is extremely helpful, but it should be paired with therapy, lifestyle changes, a healthy diet, and a willingness to change the aspects of your life that are holding you back. You need to be ready to work toward your own healing.
Reset Ketamine Interview - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Depression, and Insomnia
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT KETAMINE INFUSION TREATMENTS, AND HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO CHOOSE THIS AS A TREATMENT OPTION?
Everyone has times of feeling “blue,” but I hit a point where I was convinced I had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. Insomnia had me self medicating to a level of concern. The simplest of tasks felt overwhelming and I could hardly get out of bed. I had to fess up my depression to my friends in explanation of my social withdrawal. My”normal” is fairly gregarious and connected. I had web searched treatments for depression and found anecdotal comments about ketamine, and its potential for being a breakthrough treatment. I started asking for it during two outpatient procedures and it was administered. The feelings were a bit scary at first, but once I relaxed and became curious, it was very pleasurable experience. Consequently (miraculously) I was searching ketamine treatments and found Reset Ketamine!
Reset Ketamine Patient Interview - Healing After A Car Accident
WHAT’S ONE OF THE LESSONS YOU’VE GAINED FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE FROM THE TREATMENT?
What I learned is that I couldn't change my situation by "traditional" means, nor by thinking my way through. I'm so glad I had the courage to try ketamine...it's like a poetic hero's journey into the unknown realm of the self. An added plus is the research that ketamine encourages the brain to continue growing even after the infusion itself.
Reset Ketamine Patient Interview - "It Saved My Marriage"
WHAT’S ONE OF THE LESSONS YOU’VE GAINED FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE FROM THE TREATMENT?
I’ve learned how important and how easy it is to feel real empathy with another person. Letting yourself truly feel and think from another person’s perspective is so important I think. The insights about empathy and where real love is in my life quite literally saved my marriage. The selfishness of depression and the inability or unwillingness to see how a path very different from my own could bring someone else happiness are real dangers that I don’t think are addressed as much as they could be in the context of depression. There is a lot more to the condition that just feeling sad. I strongly feel that I learned this during ketamine treatment and I know that my relationship started to change in the car on the way home from the first treatment.
Reset Ketamine Patient Interview - Getting Unstuck
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO IS CONSIDERING KETAMINE INFUSION TREATMENTS?
If you can afford it, do it. If you don’t like it, you can make a choice after you try it. I was at a point where I would try anything to get out of the depressive stupor. Staying persistent and on “the plan” helped me regain my equilibrium. Eight months after the last treatment, I am able to read and focus. I am proactive in my life again. I’m much more productive both within and outside of myself.
Reset Ketamine Interview - Making Sense On A Deeper Level
WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES DURING THE TREATMENT?
I had a time or two where the experience I had caused me to suddenly understand everything. Things seemed to make sense on a deeper level. It was extremely satisfying. It is very difficult to put my experience into words. But almost all my treatments are uniquely different and yet the same. I am learning that you can alter the experience to see what you want as well at times. It’s very cool.
Reset Ketamine Interview - “I am OK."
What advice would you give to someone who is considering ketamine infusion treatments?
This was the best gift I could have ever given myself. I was so worried and concerned about the money and finances of it UNTIL…. I got in the car after my first session and stated “No regrets. It’s worth every penny!”
Reset Ketamine Interview - Where East Meets West
What stands out in your mind about your experience with Dr. Ko & Reset Ketamine?
For me, it’s been transformational - Dr. Ko is an obviously skilled and capable clinician, but I think he’s found his true calling in this therapeutic work. His approach to medicine embraces both the Western and Eastern traditions, and for me, that is very rare...and powerful. He and his staff make me feel safe, cared for and seen as a whole person, and we can all benefit from that.
Reset Ketamine Interview - The Importance Of Letting Go
Reset Ketamine Interview With A Patient with Complex PTSD, Depression, & Anxiety
What was one of your most memorable experiences during the treatment?
My grandmother died a couple of years ago. I miss her so much everyday. I wore her ring to my ketamine infusions. Before I went in for the first treatment I just stared at her picture which made me less nervous. During my first infusion, I felt her presence. I started having wonderful memories of her flooding my mind. It helped me to focus on all the happy moments I had with her. It helped my grief a lot.