Suicidal Ideation Treatment

Are you looking for suicidal ideation 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 Suicidal Ideation?

Symptoms most commonly associated with suicidal ideation include:

• Feeling trapped or hopeless about a situation
• Mood swings
• Changing routine, including eating or sleeping patterns
• Doing risky or self-destructive things, such as using drugs or driving recklessly
• Giving away belongings or getting affairs in order when there’s no other logical explanation for doing this
• Developing personality changes or being severely anxious or agitated, particularly when experiencing some of the warning signs listed above

Ketamine Infusions for Suicidal Ideation 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 Suicidal Ideation?

Scientists have found strong evidence indicating that ketamine helps with suicidal ideation by rapidly boosting the activity of glutamate, a neurotransmitter inside the frontal cortex of the human brain, 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. This chemical action allows ketamine to offer therapeutic effects quickly.

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 suicidal ideation 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 thought processes and 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.