Led by Board Certified Psychiatrist Sara Markey, MD, Progressive Psychiatry is a Ketamine Clinic located in Denver, Colorado. The team specializes in treating patients suffering from depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and some chronic pain conditions.
The services offered range from medication management and pain infusions to psychotherapy and talk therapy. When it comes to ketamine, Progressive Psychiatry’s infusion therapy involves the administration of a single infusion or a series of infusions.
The clinic can work with a patient’s existing provider or offer up its large community to build a network of people working together.
Progressive Psychiatry’s ultimate goal is to improve your quality of life, achieve your wellness goals, and support your best possible life.
What types of ketamine services does Progressive Psychiatry offer?
Ketamine is administered in the following ways:
IV (Intravenous) Infusions
IM (Intramuscular) Injection
Orally
Nasally
What conditions do they treat?
Progressive Psychiatry’s primary focus is to help treat mental illness and provide an option to those who have not had success with traditional medicines or psychotherapy.
You do not need a referral from your primary care physician (unless you have high blood pressure, cardiac, and/or pulmonary issues, in which case it may be necessary for your PCP to provide a medical clearance) but you will need one from a licensed mental health care professional or physician.
Paired therapy
Progressive Psychiatry recommends that patients continue working with their outpatient providers for medication management and/or psychotherapy. If you do not have one, Progressive Psychiatry can organize a referral.
What to Expect at Progressive Psychiatry
Pre-Appointment
You can eat and drink regularly before your appointment but avoid overeating. According to Progressive Psychiatry, it is recommended that you do not take benzodiazepines or any prescribed narcotics on the day of their infusion. As always though, check with your doctor.
During the infusion process, Ketamine will be administered intravenously, as an injection, orally or nasally.
If you’re receiving IV infusions, Ketamine will be distributed very slowly over 40-60 minutes. At the start of the infusion, you may not have noticeable effects, but as the infusion progresses, you may encounter a feeling of “lightness” or “floating,” which for some feels as a “weight being lifted off their shoulders.”
Most patients describe mild dissociative symptoms that are generally well tolerated. No matter what, you will be monitored throughout the infusion. The clinic is prepared to treat any unpleasant side effects during the procedure.
Within 15 minutes of completing the infusion, you will start to regain your senses and your thinking will return to normal.
The effects of a single infusion typically last up to two weeks. Per Progressive Psychiatry, after a series of six infusions, some people could remain symptom free for several months.
The clinic also offers the option of booster infusions which can be given monthly or a few times per year as needed. In general, a total of six infusions is recommended within a 3-4 week period in order to maximize the effects of Ketamine. However, the total length of treatment depends on each individual’s unique circumstances.
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Lara Muhlberg
September 26, 2022 at 12:16 amI’m interested in your services please and thank you
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