Fibromyalgia Treatment
Fibromyalgia Treatment
The Fibromyalgia Relief You’ve Been Searching For in Thousand Oaks, California.
At Chrysalis Ketamine in Thousand Oaks, CA, we pride ourselves on offering the latest mental health treatment options. In addition to prioritizing patient safety, we utilize ketamine infusion therapy to treat fibromyalgia and other chronic pain disorders like migraines and CRPS.
Ketamine infusions are a powerful and rapid treatment for fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions.
What Are The Symptoms of Fibromyalgia?
Symptoms most commonly associated with fibromyalgia include:
- Widespread pain. The pain associated with this condition is a constant, dull ache that lasts for or exceeds three months.
- Cognitive difficulties. Also known as “fibro fog," a person with fibromyalgia has trouble focusing and concentrating on mental tasks.
- Fatigue. Due to the effects of chronic pain, many with fibromyalgia often wake up feeling tired due to disrupted sleep by flare-ups of pain in parts of the body.
Ketamine Infusions For Fibromyalgia Treatment
Ketamine infusions are quickly becoming one of the most popular treatment options for various mood disorders, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and bipolar disorder, as well as chronic pain conditions, such as fibromyalgia.
Unlike many traditional medications, which can take months to start working, ketamine therapy offers patients relief quickly, with some individuals reporting relief within a few hours of their first infusion session.
How Does Ketamine Help Treat Fibromyalgia?
It is believed that the leading cause of chronic pain is due to overactivity of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in the brain. Ketamine helps the condition by attaching to the NMDA receptor and blocking it from being activated by glutamate, a neurotransmitter, thereby helping to mute the effects of chronic pain symptoms. By connecting to those receptors, ketamine may be able to amplify the number of glutamate neurotransmitters in the space between neurons.
Glutamate then interacts with the AMPA receptors. Together, these receptors discharge multiple molecules that boost the brain’s neuroplasticity — essentially, ketamine infusions allow the brain to reset and restore important nerve connections.
Are There Any Adverse Effects of Ketamine?
As a new treatment option for fibromyalgia, ketamine has a few minor side effects. These can include a dream-like feeling, double or blurred vision, lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting, and slight anxiety feelings after being given a dose. This treatment method is not developmental because this is an FDA-approved drug utilized for “off-label” or less typical use.
An “off-label” use indicates that it offers a treatment that the FDA did not initially authorize. The FDA approves prescription medications only for specific uses, but most medications at some point develop off-label uses due to the clinical experience that develops over time.
As a good example, the medication Prazosin’s purpose was to treat hypertension in the year 1976. Still, it is now mainly used to treat nightmares in individuals with PTSD, which was not initially approved.
Where Will I Receive My Ketamine Infusions?
We strive to ensure all of our patients feel as comfortable as possible in their private rooms during treatment.
A number of our clients refer to a “dissociation” effect. This disconnection effect aids your treatment and delivers a positive response to your ketamine therapy for many patients.
This is all an ordinary component of the treatment. You will always remain in a safe atmosphere with our team to monitor you and be readily available to you during your infusion.
Is Ketamine Treatment The Right Solution For You?
Are you ready to take back control of your life? Are you tired of trying one medication after the other to only be left with those same feelings of fibromyalgia? Then ketamine infusions might be an excellent option for you.
Contact Chrysalis Ketamine in Thousand Oaks, CA, to request your consultation and learn more about how ketamine for fibromyalgia treatment can change your life.
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