Anxiety Treatment

Are you looking for anxiety treatment in Fairfax, Virginia? At The Care Clinic, our providers have experience treating pain conditions, psychiatric disorders, and addiction with innovative treatments like ketamine infusion therapy. Contact us today to learn how we can help you find relief.

What Are the Symptoms of Anxiety?

While symptoms can vary between people, the main symptoms typically include the following:

• Nervousness
• Restlessness
• A sense of impending doom or danger
• Increased heart rate
• Rapid breathing
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Physical weakness
• Fatigue
• Trouble focusing
• Disruption in sleep patterns
• Gastrointestinal problems
• Avoiding things that trigger anxiety

Ketamine Infusions for Anxiety Treatment

Ketamine infusions have quickly become one of the most popular treatment options for various mood or pain disorders.

Unlike many traditional medications like SSRIs 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 Anxiety?

Scientists have found strong evidence indicating that ketamine helps with anxiety by rapidly boosting the activity of glutamate, a neurotransmitter inside the frontal cortex of the human brain, while also allowing new pathways to form in the same area.

Ketamine bypasses the conventional serotonin pathways and immediately generates new neural connections by acting on glutamate – a neurotransmitter vital for memory and mood regulation. This chemical action allows ketamine to offer therapeutic effects rapidly.

This is remarkably different from conventional antidepressants, which initially boost serotonin activity levels in several other areas of the brain to ultimately affect glutamate. This process usually takes weeks, sometimes months, while ketamine produces an almost instant result and relief from anxiety symptoms.

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 patients refer to a “dissociation” effect. This dissociative effect helps patients separate their thoughts from their feelings and can aid in reprocessing stressful or traumatic events.

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.