For severe and treatment-resistant depression, ketamine works through a different brain system than antidepressants — and can lift symptoms in hours to days, under close medical supervision.
Standard antidepressants slowly adjust neurotransmitters like serotonin and can take four to eight weeks to work — if they work at all. Ketamine works through the glutamate system and appears to rapidly promote new synaptic connections, helping the brain rebuild communication pathways that depression has worn down. That's why its effect can be so quick, and for some, so profound.
It has become one of the most significant advances in psychiatry in decades — especially for people who've felt failed by every other option.
Many people notice improvement within hours to a few days, rather than the weeks antidepressants require.
Delivered in a calm, monitored setting under physician care — never unsupervised or ordered online.
Guided by your brain scan and paired with other tools like TMS and neurofeedback for durable results.
Ketamine is often a fit for people with treatment-resistant depression that hasn't responded to multiple medications, severe depression where a faster response matters, and certain cases of anxiety, PTSD, and chronic suicidal thinking under close clinical care. Because it's powerful, our evaluation determines whether it's appropriate for you and how it fits alongside your other treatment.
A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to confirm ketamine is right for you and plan your protocol.
Treatment happens in a calm, supervised setting; you're observed throughout and arrange a ride home afterward.
Over a course of sessions, many patients describe the heaviness of depression easing.
Ketamine works best as part of a plan shaped by your brain scan and Dr. Asif's clinical judgment.
Book a consultation and we'll tell you honestly whether ketamine — or another approach — is the right next step.
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