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May 2021
13m 33s

Ketamine Therapy with Dr. Mike Dow

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About this episode

Dr. Mike Dow is healing severe mental disorders with ketamine. The certified psychedelic ketamine-assisted psychotherapist advocates for the drug that is more effective than standard antidepressants.
Today, Dr. Dow shares the history of ketamine and how it has been developed to help the long-term improvements of severe anxiety, major depressive disorder, PTSD, and suicidal thoughts within 24 hours. We discuss how this drug is a true game-changer when it comes to mental and brain health.
We talk about:

  • Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
  • The history of ketamine and studies
  • Standard antidepressants compared to ketamine
  • Long term improvements of mental health disorders
  • Patient perspectives and the paradigm shift
  • The Field Trip experience
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