Anxiety Treatment
New Anxiety Treatment in Noblesville Provides Rapid Relief for Patients
Occasional feelings of anxiety and nervousness are normal parts of human life. If these anxiety symptoms are more frequent or intense – to the point that they interfere with daily life – you may instead be suffering from an anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorders can be triggered by traumatic experiences, genetics, or other factors out of your control. If you’re struggling with these symptoms, do not hesitate to reach out to us today and learn more about ketamine therapy for major anxiety disorders.
What are the Symptoms of Anxiety?
Anxiety is not always easy to spot. Many factors contribute to and complicate depression, such as genetics, personal and family history, and current situation, but some common signs to watch for are:
- Nervousness
- Restlessness
- A sense of impending doom or danger
- Increased heart rate
- Rapid breathing
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Physical weakness
- Fatigue
- Trouble focusing
- Disruption in sleep patterns
- Gastrointestinal problems
- Avoidance of triggers that interferes with everyday life
Why Ketamine Therapy?
In the last few decades, ketamine has gone from just a powerful anesthetic to a revolutionary alternative for antidepressant mental health treatments. Known for its transformative power and rapid results, ketamine may signal the beginning of a new age of mental health treatment.
Traditional treatments like SSRI antidepressants can take months to work – if they work. Ketamine therapy, on the other hand, can provide relief in just hours for some patients.
When Should I Get Help for Anxiety?
When you feel anxious, your brain sends hormones that activate your body. That response is natural and preps your body for a high-stress situation. When the immediate threat is over, your hormone levels should return to normal as your anxiety subsides.
However, your body stays on high alert if you have an anxiety disorder, even when you don’t face a stressful situation. That type of anxiety takes hold of your life, causes ongoing worry and fear, and prevents you from doing the things you want. That’s when you should seek help.
How Does Ketamine Help Treat Anxiety?
Recent evidence points to ketamine’s inhibitory effects on the NMDA receptor in the lateral habenula. The lateral habenula is a brain region primarily responsible for encoding negative rewards or anti-reward cause-and-effect relationships. Those with anxiety show an overactivity of burst firing in the lateral habenula. As a non-competitive NMDA antagonist, ketamine prevents glutamate from activating the NMDA receptor.
The inhibition of the NMDA receptor may cause a build-up of free glutamate, which then activates the AMPA receptors. When surplus glutamate activates the AMPA receptor, it releases a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) chemical. BDNF, in interaction with the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), promotes new neural growth. This new growth may reroute the brain from hyperactive areas associated with negative reward signals, thereby providing long-term relief from mental health and chronic pain conditions.
Is Ketamine Right for You?
K Therapeutics and Wellness mental health service is revolutionizing how Central Indiana residents manage anxiety symptoms and other treatment-resistant conditions. If you or someone you love suffers from anxiety, contact us today to learn how ketamine therapy for anxiety can help you!
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