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Editor’s Note: The content below is intended for informational and educational purposes only. It requires awareness and bravery to seek out psychedelic therapy, as, despite the mounting evidence to its effectiveness, psychedelics are still highly stigmatized. However, even after one decides to embark on a healing journey using psychedelic medicine, the road is filled with […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. Benjamin Malcolm, PharmD, MPH, BCPP Ibogaine is substance with deep roots in African tribal ceremonies and recognized for treating addiction or opioid use disorder. Ibogaine presents a compelling case for its potential application in treating depression. This exploration details Ibogaine’s therapeutic possibilities, specifically around treating depression. What Is Ibogaine? Ibogaine is an […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
For depressed patients who do not respond to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) medication and those with lingering suicidal thoughts, ketamine has become something of a miracle drug. Research shows that it not only works in treating depression, but it works quickly. However, that’s not all that ketamine can do. It was originally developed as […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Ketamine is currently the only FDA-approved psychedelic, in the form of Spravato (esketamine), for treatment-resistant depression. It is also used off-label to treat PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and other medical conditions. Due to its immense potential for healing and psychedelic properties, psychedelic communities and doctors have embraced the drug. However, […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Ketamine is changing the way the world thinks about psychedelic medicine, and off-label infusions may be the most useful method of intake. Ketamine gained FDA approval in March of 2019, not for infusions, but in the form of the nasal spray Spravato (esketamine), for treatment-resistant depression. With Spravato, […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP The most breakthrough depression treatment in recent years is the use of ketamine. But can it also treat anxiety? Nearly one-half of people with depression also experience anxiety. Emerging ketamine research suggests that it could treat both mental health conditions at the same time. However, more research is […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Depression can make the most minor tasks, such as cooking dinner, feel impossible. One may lose their appetite and wonder, “what’s the point?” For many people with depression, the chronic condition can be life-threatening, especially if one experiences suicidal ideation. Depression can trick one into thinking it’s all in their head, and it actually is. […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Over the past few years, ketamine therapy has surged as a novel treatment for mental health conditions, in particular, treatment-resistant depression. As the psychedelic medicine also treats suicidal ideation, its growing acceptance in the medical community is literally life-saving. However, while generally safe, ketamine is still a medicine that requires top-notch medical administration and supervision. […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Psychedelics and art are both a way to expand the mind, express one’s true nature, and question repressive forces. From the colorful posters sighted in San Francisco in the 1960s to modern-day glitchy art on Tumblr, art and psychedelics have always had a synergetic and bidirectional relationship. And while the colonization of psychedelics ignored many […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Ketamine played a role on the battlefields of Vietnam and the club kid rave scene. Now, the drug is being used as a treatment for those experiencing treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and a number of other conditions. While colloquially called a psychedelic, ketamine is technically a dissociative […]
By Sophie Saint Thomas