Ketamine appears to hold promise as a treatment for migraine headaches in patients who have

failed other treatments. The use of ketamine in headache disorders has…

In a study of ketamine’s effects in patients in the depressive phase of bipolar disorder, ketamine restored pleasure-seeking behavior independent from…

Major depressive disorder affects tens of millions of people each year. One-third of those affected have depression that is resistant to conventional pharmacologic, psychologic, or somatic…

At Balance Ketamine Clinic in Chicago, we administer IV Ketamine for depression, anxiety, PTSD and

chronic pain. Ketamine is an anesthetic drug that is additionally recognized as an agent with

antidepressant potential

Esketamine is a form of ketamine that can be used via a nasal spray and that has just been recommended for approval by the FDA to treat severe depression. While esketamine does…

At present, people with anxiety disorders are treated either with a generic antidepressant, such as an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor), an SNRI (selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor), or a benzodiazepine and if they…

The term “Treatment-resistant depression” describes when two or more oral antidepressant medications (such as Prozac or Zoloft) do not sufficiently treat a patient’s symptoms. About one third of depressed patients in treatment for depression do not respond to…

The authors found that the 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg doses of ketamine were superior to the active placebo comparator, supporting its use as a novel antidepressant therapy.  Interestingly, the lower doses that were tested did not…

“I feel as if the weight of OCD has been lifted.” A third said, “I don’t have any intrusive thoughts. ...

Ketamine can play an important role in the treatment of anxiety disorders. At Balance Ketamine Clinics in Chicago, we have been treating anxiety patients who did not respond to multiple medications.

We are the first to offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) in Chicago. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (or KAP) combines the therapeutic effects of Ketamine with the support and safe container available through the therapeutic relationship.