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In addition to Depression, Ketamine has been effective in successfully treating a wide range of illnesses including Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Bipolar Disorder, Fibromyalgia, Migraines, PTSD and other difficult conditions. Can Ketamine help you?

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MEDICAL RESEARCH

As many as 75%-80% of patients reported significant improvement after their first infusion treatment. Read for yourself why experts are calling Ketamine the most important advance in the field in the last 50 years.

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Find treatment options near you, or speak with an American Ketamine Center member for more information. We can answer questions, discuss treatment options and arrange for an appointment. Office and Mobile treatments are available.

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What is Ketamine?

One of the safest and most widely used anesthesias, Ketamine is now being praised as a powerful alternative treatment for a wide range of physical and psychological diseases including severe depression.

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LATEST NEWS & RESEARCH

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Mar 31, 2019

Listening to Ketamine

Mar 31, 2019

The fast-acting drug offers a new way to treat depression and fathom its origins. Recent approval of a nasal spray promises to expand access, but much remains unknown about long-term use and the potential for abuse.

Mar 31, 2019

Mar 27, 2019

New depression drug can help people not responding to other antidepressants

Mar 27, 2019

Jan Scerbo has suffered from depression her whole life. Last May, things got really bad. She was crying every day, and had trouble doing routine tasks such as showering. “It’s a really dark, deep tunnel,” she said. “It’s like you’re in this dark hole and you have to pull yourself out and you have to fight every day.”

Mar 27, 2019

Mar 11, 2019

MUSC research helped paved way for groundbreaking treatment for depression

Mar 11, 2019

A potentially life-saving treatment for depression recently got more convenient with the introduction of a new nasal spray called esketamine — a drug treatment that the Medical University of South Carolina helped research.

Mar 11, 2019

Feb 12, 2019

First Big Depression Advance Since Prozac Nears FDA Approval

Feb 12, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is on the brink of approving a breakthrough drug that could upend the way severe depression is treated.

Feb 12, 2019

Janssen’s esketamine depression drug set for key panel vote

Feb 12, 2019

Janssen’s potential depression treatment made from esketamine – a version of the substance notoriously used illegally as a party drug – is to be reviewed by advisers to the FDA at a crunch meeting this week.

Feb 12, 2019

Nov 30, 2018

Can We Stop Suicides?

Nov 30, 2018

After her suicide attempt, Louise’s psychiatrist suggested she try ketamine. She agreed, and received an infusion intravenously. Within hours, her sense of well-being improved. The hospital discharged her. Back home, she discovered that going to the market was no longer a “herculean task.” Getting her car washed wasn’t an insurmountable chore. “Life was better,” she said. “Life was doable.”

Nov 30, 2018

American Ketamine Centers is dedicated to providing the best possible treatments in a safe, comfortable environment, with an emphasis on individualized patient care and real results.