Ketamine Treatments in Phoenix & Scottsdale
Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety keeps the mind stuck on worry, even when there’s nothing wrong in the moment. It can make it hard to relax, focus, or feel like yourself. Regular medications often take weeks to work, and they don’t help everyone. Ketamine works differently. It helps the brain form new, healthier patterns instead of repeating the same anxious thoughts over and over. Many patients notice a difference within days, not months. Dr. Wong and Dr. Leathem personally oversee every treatment, adjusting the plan as needed based on how each patient responds.
Depression Treatment
Depression isn’t just feeling sad. It takes away your energy, motivation, and happiness. Even simple things become difficult to do. Rising from bed becomes a task in itself. The standard medications may sometimes not be very effective. Not only does it take several weeks or months to see results, but it comes with side effects as well. Ketamine is another alternative that has a fast effect on people suffering from depression. It restores brain function and improves your depressive thoughts. You can notice a difference even in the first session, and a series of sessions will give you the results for good. Ketamine therapy, along with guidance and coaching, will make you your happy self again.
PTSD Treatment
PTSD can change how the brain responds to stress after experiencing trauma. It may leave you feeling constantly on edge, anxious, emotionally disconnected, or easily triggered by everyday situations. Even when you’re safe, your nervous system may continue reacting as if you’re in danger. Ketamine therapy works by helping the brain form new, healthier connections. This can make it easier to process traumatic memories with less emotional distress. Many people find that painful memories become less overwhelming over time. For those who haven’t found enough relief with therapy or medication, ketamine therapy, sometimes combined with a stellate ganglion block, may offer another treatment option.
Chronic Pain Treatment
Chronic pain often lasts long after an injury has healed because the nervous system becomes rewired to keep sending pain signals that no longer serve a purpose. This causes problems such as lack of adequate sleep, depression, and lack of movement, among many others, and the usual way of handling the condition with conventional medication is often not efficient and causes negative side effects and dependence. Ketamine, on the other hand, provides a new approach to dealing with chronic pain since it targets the NMDA receptor to block hyperexcitable pain pathways and allow the body to regain its pain signaling function. Through inducing neuroplasticity, Ketamine helps the patient to change the way their brain perceives pain.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), is a chronic pain condition. It develops when the sympathetic nervous system stays stuck in overdrive, continuing to fire long after an injury, sometimes one as minor as a sprain, has healed. The result is intense burning pain, extreme sensitivity to touch and temperature changes, and pain that can spread over time. Opioids and traditional treatments often fail and can make things worse. Ketamine works by blocking NMDA receptors to interrupt the abnormal pain signals, calming the overactive fight-or-flight response, and promoting neuroplasticity. While it may not eliminate pain completely, it can dramatically reduce its intensity and help restore function and quality of life.
Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
Restless Leg Syndrome results in the patient feeling an urge to move their legs, which is at times unbearable, especially during nighttime or while relaxing. The involuntary movements come from misfiring nerve signals, and they can wreck a night’s sleep, leaving people drained and short-tempered the next day. Anticonvulsants and muscle relaxants are the usual first options, but they don’t work for everyone, and side effects often get in the way. Ketamine calms down overactive nerve signaling, giving the nervous system a chance to reset. Patients often see fewer involuntary leg movements and get back to sleeping through the night. Because ketamine also has mood-lifting effects, it tends to help with the anxiety and exhaustion that build up after months of poor sleep.
Migraine Treatment
Migraines involve more than head pain. They’re complex neurological events, often accompanied by nausea, light sensitivity, or visual disturbances that standard headache medication doesn’t always touch. When these treatments fail to bring lasting relief, ketamine offers another option by targeting the brain’s pain pathways directly. Infusions aim to reset overactive nerve signaling patterns that contribute to migraine frequency and severity. Treatment is led by experienced doctors who tailor dosing to each patient’s migraine history and prior treatment attempts.
Fibromyalgia Treatment
Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain and constant fatigue that standard treatments often fail to touch, largely because the condition involves how the nervous system processes pain rather than damage to any one area of the body. Low-dose ketamine works at that neurological level rather than just numbing the discomfort. Dr. Wong administers the infusions, adjusting the protocol as treatment progresses and a patient’s response becomes clear. Sessions happen in private rooms with health monitoring equipment in place throughout. For patients who’ve cycled through multiple medications with no lasting relief, this offers a different way to approach a condition that’s notoriously hard to manage with standard pain treatment alone.
Neuropathy Treatment
Neuropathy happens when nerves keep sending pain signals even after an injury has healed. It can cause burning, tingling, or numbness. Regular pain medication often does not help much because it does not target the nerve signal itself. Ketamine works differently. It calms these overactive nerves, reducing pain and allowing the nervous system to reset, leading to long-term relief. Each session takes place in a private room. Our doctors monitor you the whole time. If regular medication has not worked for your neuropathy, the next step is a consultation to talk about your symptoms and plan appropriate next steps.