Welcome to our blog about NAD therapy! At Pacific KLN Infusions (www.pacifickln.com) we offer NAD along with many IV nutritional items that can be used to optimize your health. Here are 7 benefits of NAD therapy. NAD+ is a co-enzyme found in all cells and is essential for cellular function...
We are frequently asked about possible side effects of Ketamine during our pre- treatment consultations at Palomar KLN. I thought it would be helpful to write a short blog about it. The benefits of low dose ketamine outweigh the risk most of the time. However, there are no medications out...
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1. Taking vitamins or supplements by mouth are not always effective. When you take a pill by mouth it requires gastrointestinal tract absorption. There are many variables that affect this absorption and hence the bioavailability. Some inhibiting factors include caffeine, alcohol consumption, medications, and stress (Rowe, 2020). Additionally, if you...
Today I want to write about Vitamin B12. The information is vast and can be overwhelming but I simplified it as much as possible to provide an overview. It's a fairly quick read that is well worth your time. Vitamin B12 Also known as cobalamin, B12 is an essential vitamin...
WHEN YOU REALIZE HOW EASY IT CAN BE TO FEEL GOOD! Today I want to talk about Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA). It is just one of many treatments we provide to help you feel good! So what is ALA? Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), also known as thioctic acid, has been studied in...
https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2021.5.21
https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/opinion/ketamine-treatment-depression.amp.html
The infusions are much shorter, and less costly than ketamine infusions. Furthermore, ketamine can be added in smaller doses to provide much greater benefit. LidocaineUofUtah.pdf Download PDF • 494KB See this article on lidocaine infusions from the group at the University of Utah Lidocaine+Ketamine.pdf Download PDF • 652KB See...
Intranasal ketamine not as effective as IV ketamine for depression
The anaesthetic ketamine is used to treat various chronic pain syndromes, especially those that have a neuropathic component. Low dose ketamine produces strong analgesia in neuropathic pain states, presumably by inhibition of theN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor although other mechanisms are possibly involved, including enhancement of descending inhibition and anti-inflammatory effects at central...
Ketamine is reported to have rapid antidepressant effects, however there is limited understanding of the time-course of ketamine effects beyond a single infusion. A previous report including 10 participants with treatment-resistant major depression (TRD) found that six ketamine infusions resulted in a sustained antidepressant effect. In the current report, we...
Introduction Recent reports of a rapid antidepressant effect of the glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine, even in treatment-resistant populations, has spurred translational therapeutic and neuroscience research aimed at elucidating ketamine’s mechanism of action. This article provides a concise overview of research findings that pertain to the effects of low-dose...
Context Despite recent advances in the understanding of the chronic pain concept, its diagnosis and management remains a daily challenge for clinicians and patients. Based on the published literature, this review discusses and tries to organize the current knowledge and the up-to-date clinical experience about the efficacy and safety of...