Severe anxiety can rapidly intensify and profoundly debilitate. If you’re grappling with severe anxiety, you understand the overwhelming desire for relief.
Many individuals are highly motivated to seek treatment, but the difficult journey can exacerbate anxiety symptoms further. When therapy proves less effective or slower than anticipated, the struggle becomes especially challenging.
Anxiety stands as the most prevalent mental health disorder in the United States, yet effective treatments lag behind.
When severe anxiety impedes essential tasks such as maintaining employment and meeting basic needs, it signals the need for more acute, effective treatment.
This is where ketamine demonstrates remarkable efficacy. Ketamine has shown promise in addressing specialized anxiety disorders like OCD, PTSD, and seasonal affective disorder. At Wild Acres Wellness, we’ve had the privilege of witnessing clients undergo profound transformations they never thought possible.
The contrast before and after treatment is striking. We recognize a positive therapeutic impact when we see one, which is why we are dedicated to our work at Wild Acres Wellness.
Can psychedelics alleviate severe anxiety?
When considering psychedelics for treating mental health conditions, many think of illicit substances like LSD or mushrooms.
However, the realm of treating anxiety with psychedelics extends far beyond this. Dissociatives, including ketamine, are already utilized in healthcare. If you’ve undergone a surgical procedure involving ketamine as an analgesic, you’ve already undergone a prescriber-supervised psychedelic treatment.
Ketamine, as a dissociative and psychedelic, induces a lucid, floating experience. This explains its effectiveness as a surgical anesthetic, mitigating stress associated with painful surgeries or intrusive thoughts, thereby rendering the experience manageable.
But what happens after the ketamine session concludes? Wouldn’t one revert to their previous state?
This is where ketamine’s benefits truly shine. While the treatment “trip” itself alleviates symptoms, upon completion, the brain begins to reestablish connections. Mental health disorders like severe anxiety and depression involve neural pathways that, though well-traveled, are dysfunctional.
For individuals with severe anxiety, stimuli such as public outings or recollections of social interactions may immediately trigger panic pathways. And with each instance, these pathways become increasingly entrenched.
What have you tried to alleviate your anxiety?
Individuals grappling with severe anxiety are often highly motivated to seek relief, navigating a myriad of available treatments. Our clients are no strangers to exploring numerous therapies.
Have you explored:
● Psychotherapy, which, though effective, may not yield immediate relief, leading to heightened anxiety.
● Benzodiazepines, powerful mood-altering drugs like Xanax and Ativan, which provide short-term relief but pose addiction risks.
● Mood stabilizers like Lamictal, which may mitigate anxiety but can also diminish positive experiences.
● Self-medication with substances like alcohol or marijuana, offering temporary respite.
● Meditation and relaxation techniques, which, while beneficial, may perpetuate a futile cycle of striving for relaxation.
● Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), while not typically used for anxiety, may be employed for comorbidities like anxiety-induced depression.
It’s time to explore an effective solution—one that yields prompt results.
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What can ketamine therapy offer for your severe anxiety?
At Wild Acres Wellness, we witness profound positive changes in clients grappling with severe anxiety. Individuals arrive burdened by intrusive thoughts, stress, social isolation, and awkwardness. Following just one or two medicine sessions, relief from anxiety is often evident.