195 - Can Ketamine Cure Your Depression and Anxiety? with Physician Assistant Lauren Swanson

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Lauren Swanson is a board-certified physician assistant who prescribes Ketamine through a telehealth company. She says she has seen it make huge differences in the lives of people who are battling anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders. Some of the things she talks about today are the science behind how Ketamine works, the benefits Ketamine can offer, and what someone can expect when they begin Ketamine treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:48.7	Okay. Today I'm talking about ketamine. You've probably heard about it. It's marketed as a miracle drug that treats depression, anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, substance use disorders, and just about everything else.
0:56.8	We first mentioned ketamine in episode 99. Can psychedelics heal your emotional pain with
1:01.8	psychologist Brian Pilecki? That episode has been our most popular episode of all time.
1:07.5	So I know some of you are really interested in learning more about psychedelics as a treatment
1:11.1	option. Well, many people consider ketamine to be a psychedelic. It's not really a true psychedelic,
1:17.0	but it does have dissociative features, and it's legal in the United States. Proponents say it works
1:22.5	better than other prescriptions that we have on the market. Yet at the same time, it's not FDA approved for the
1:28.6	treatment of many of those conditions. It's used as anesthesia that is often prescribed off-label
1:34.3	to treat mental health issues. Ketamine infusion clinics are cropping up around the United States
1:39.7	where you can get IV ketamine. Most recently, though, online telehealth services are prescribing
1:45.4	ketamine in the form of an oral lozange that's mailed directly to your door. While some
1:50.6	people insist that this is the miracle drug that the mental health industry has been looking for,
1:55.2	other people are concerned about the potential safety risks. So here today to talk about ketamine
2:00.3	is Lauren Swanson. She's a physician's
2:02.8	assistant who prescribes ketamine at the telehealth company WonderMed. Some of the things she shares
2:08.2	today are how to know if ketamine might be right for you, the benefits you might expect to gain,
2:13.7	and some real-life stories of patients who have tried prescription ketamine.
2:21.0	Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the therapist's take.
2:26.3	It's the part of the show where I'll give you my take on Lauren's tips for exploring ketamine as a treatment option.
2:31.4	So here's Lauren Swanson on the truth about ketamine treatment for anxiety and depression.
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