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What doctors are calling a promising novel therapy for OCD and anxiety.
At Southern Mind and Wellness, we are proud to offer the latest in mental health treatment options. In addition to high levels of safety standards and patient care, Southern Mind and Wellness utilizes ketamine infusion therapy for the treatment of OCD, as well as other mood disorders like depression, PTSD, and anxiety.
Our mission statement at Southern Mind and Wellness is to provide personalized, high-quality management options for people struggling with treatment-resistant conditions. Ketamine infusions have proven to be a powerful and rapid treatment for OCD and other mental health conditions.
With traditional treatments for anxiety disorders like OCD, it can sometimes take weeks or months before you experience symptom relief. Ketamine is an exciting new treatment option because in some cases it can provide relief from anxiety symptoms within days or even hours.
Ketamine for OCD treatment offers fast and efficient relief from the symptoms of anxiety disorders or mental health conditions, with up to 75% of patients reporting a positive response to just a single ketamine infusion.
OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is a mental health condition characterized by intrusive thoughts (known as obsessions) that lead you to perform ritualistic behaviors (known as compulsions). Occasional obsessive thoughts or compulsions are experienced by most people, but more than 2 million adults in the United States suffer from OCD.
While OCD can make you feel hopeless or isolated, the symptoms can be managed with medication. Therapy may also provide healthy coping mechanisms or new ways of thinking that bring relief.
Obsessions are persistent and unwanted thoughts, feelings, or images that cause distress or anxiety. Those with OCD may try to ignore them by performing a compulsive behavior. Obsessions typically intrude when you’re going about your daily life, often getting in the way of your personal goals.
Examples of obsessions include:
Signs and symptoms of obsession can include:
Compulsions are repetitive behaviors that you feel as though you have to perform. Usually, these compulsions are in an effort to reduce anxiety from obsessive or intrusive thoughts. However, these compulsions often provide only temporary relief from anxiety.
Someone with OCD may make up rules or rituals they follow to help control this anxiety when having obsessive thoughts. These compulsions are usually excessive and not realistically related to the problem they’re intended to fix.
Much like obsessions, compulsions typically have themes as well, including:
Examples of compulsion signs and symptoms include:
The exact cause of OCD is still not fully understood by science, but it is thought that the following factors play a part:
There is no surefire way to prevent OCD. Getting treatment as soon as possible can help prevent OCD from worsening and negatively affecting your life. Some people with previously treatment-resistant OCD have experienced great success with the arrival of ketamine infusions, an innovative new treatment option.
Some factors that may increase the risk of triggering OCD may include:
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You can be one step closer to finding the relief you are looking for. Dealing with the symptoms of depression, PTSD, OCD, anxiety, and chronic pain can be hard. Starting today, it doesn’t have to be. Request more information and learn if ketamine treatment is right for you. The information and consultation are free. There is hope. We can help.