Learn about Ketamine for Bipolar in NYC with Dr. Ditzell
Is Ketamine for Bipolar Depression for You?
Book AppointmentWhat Is Bipolar Depression?
Bipolar depression is a disease that causes you to cycle through periods of major depression and periods of mania. In bipolar, there are two extremes, as evidenced in the name — bi and poles. Your mood swings from exhausting highs to devastating lows.
Bipolar depression is a serious cause of disability and carries the highest risk for suicide of any mental illness. While infusion of ketamine for depression has become more common, ketamine therapy for bipolar is becoming increasingly popular among leading doctors in the field. Because bipolar can be so dangerous and cause so much pain, ketamine infusions for bipolar depression can be lifesaving.
Intranasal ketamine for bipolar is an option for treatment, similar to what’s used to treat major depression. The Dr. Ditzell Psychiatry Ketamine Center in Downtown Manhattan is a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists providing ketamine treatment for bipolar once it’s been determined you’re a good candidate.
Dr. Ditzell’s New York psychiatry practice offers psychiatry online and in-person for mental health conditions like ADHD, OCD, bipolar depression, depression, and addiction. His team integrates deep psychopathology knowledge and experience for accurate diagnoses and effective care.
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How Is Bipolar Depression Different from Major Depression?
Bipolar depression can have all the same symptoms as treatment-resistant depression when you’re low, complete with symptoms that include:
- Suicidal thoughts
- Sleep disorders
- Appetite disturbance
- Loss of interest in daily activities
- Severe guilt feelings
But bipolar depression means you also swing into periods of mania or highs. At times, these phases might feel great and involve euphoria, but they can also involve anger, irritability, insomnia, serious risk- taking and even loss of touch with reality. The highs can be exhausting and dangerous and often lead you directly into a deep depression. Bipolar carries a possibility of making dangerous decisions that can sometimes be life threatening. Some of the risks involved with untreated bipolar include:
- Suicide
- Angry outbursts
- Risky financial decisions
- Behaviors that threaten relationships or damage health
- Behaviors that may lead to legal problems
Some studies estimate that many people diagnosed with major depression actually have bipolar depression. If you have bipolar, some of the treatments used for major depression may send you into a manic episode. For this reason, the treatment of choice for bipolar depression is a group of medications called mood stabilizers, such as lithium and Depakote, each with its own set of high-risk side effects.
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to seek professional help from the multidisciplinary NYC Psychiatry team.
What Is Ketamine Treatment for Bipolar?
Ketamines for bipolar depression are used as a ketamine infusion for bipolar or as intranasal ketamine for bipolar depression. Ketamine was originally developed as an anesthetic but has now been shown to be effective at treating various mental illnesses, including bipolar depression.
Ketamine for bipolar disorder follows a protocol at the Dr. Ditzell Psychiatry that includes:
- Getting assessed by a clinician to determine your holistic needs as a person
- Reviewing possible risk factors to make sure your treatment is safe
- Working out options for financing
- Beginning treatments twice per week, and slowly decreasing to once every two weeks
- Maintaining stability with booster treatments when needed
Each time you receive a ketamine infusion for bipolar or intranasal ketamine for bipolar, you must receive your treatment in the clinic so you can be observed in a safe environment in case of any side effects. Most side effects are very mild and can be relaxing, but since it’s still a relatively new treatment, medical observation is required.
What Are the Benefits of Ketamine for Bipolar Disorder?
Ketamine for bipolar disorder can bring rapid relief of the most treatment resistant and dangerous symptoms. The use of ketamine infusion or intranasal spray for bipolar:
- Reduces the risk of suicide
- Provides fast relief, sometimes after the first treatment
- Works in conjunction with mood stabilizers
- Stimulates healthy brain activity
- Provides a calming effect for anxiety and agitation
- Minimizes the chaotic swings from highs to lows
If you have bipolar, typical antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft and Lexapro can risk sending you into a manic episode. Mood stabilizers can be effective but take some time to work and also have many side effects, such as tremors, nausea, fatigue, digestive disorders and headaches.
Intranasal ketamine juvenile bipolar disorder also has been proven highly effective to treat youth over the age of 12. Researchers observed significant improvements is juveniles’ fear, aggression and mood swings. Anxiety, behavioral problems and insomnia also are greatly improved with intranasal ketamine juvenile bipolar disorder treatment.
How Can I Get Ketamine for Bipolar Disorder?
Contact the Dr. Ditzell Psychiatry Ketamine Center in New York City. They specialize in providing ketamine infusions and intranasal treatments. Treatments are tailored to your specific life situation. Your ketamine specialist meets with you to determine all of your needs, concerns and hopes for treatment.
Specializing in holistic treatment, clinicians at the our center make sure you’re provided with the treatment that fits you best. By managing and containing some of the worst symptoms, ketamine treatment for bipolar disordercan help you to get back to living a productive and satisfying life.
If you’re struggling with Bipolar Depression, give us a call to set up a consultation at (646) 751-7908.
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