Hi Reddit! I'm Dr. Haviva Malina, co-founder of Keta Medical Center and a licensed Emergency Medicine physician with over 15 years of experience in the ER. Somewhere along the way, I kept seeing the same thing: patients who had tried everything for their depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mood disorders and still weren't finding relief. That's what drew me to ketamine therapy, and it's why I started Keta Medical Center.
Today we offer IV ketamine therapy, Spravato (esketamine nasal spray), and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Whatever the treatment, my priority is the same: making sure patients are a good fit for the treatment, helping them feel better, building a plan around their specific needs, and being upfront about what ketamine can and can't do.
I'm here today to answer whatever's on your mind, including:
- How ketamine therapy actually works
- Who tends to be a good candidate
- The real differences between IV ketamine, Spravato and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
- What a session is really like, start to finish
- Side effects, risks and how we manage them
- How ketamine may help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, bipolar depression and other mood disorders
- Red flags to watch for when choosing a clinic
- Insurance, cost and access to care
Ketamine therapy has helped many of my patients, but it is not a cure-all, and it is not the right fit for everyone. I would rather give you honest, grounded answers than oversell it.
Ask me anything!
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