Experience the Power of Infusion Therapy
The anesthetic ketamine is used to treat various chronic pain syndromes, especially those that have a neuropathic component.
About DK Infusion
Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Ketamine Infusion Therapy is a clinically-proven, safe, and effective treatment for mental health conditions and chronic pain. Treatment consists of the gradual, intravenous infusion of the medicine ketamine, an anesthetic approved by the FDA in 1970. When used to treat mood disorders, a much lower dose of ketamine is administered so patients are conscious and awake the entire time. At DK Infusions, patients receive a series of X 55-minute infusions over 2-3 weeks. Each patient is monitored the entire time, ensuring a safe and comfortable experience. Many patients experience significant relief from symptoms after just one infusion. However, the majority require at least three infusions before improvement. Patients continue to receive benefits sometimes weeks later. It’s crucial to complete the whole series for maximum effect and duration of relief. A major benefit of Ketamine is no long-term side effects.
Our Technology
Some nerve cells (neurons) in the brain involved in mood use a chemical (neurotransmitter) called glutamate to communicate with each other. The nerve cells need glutamate receptors in order to join in this communication.
In the brains of some people with depression, those nerve cells don’t get so excited by glutamate anymore. It’s as if the glutamate receptors are deactivated or weakened.
After people with this particular problem receive ketamine, those nerve cell connections get restocked with new glutamate receptors, so that the nerve cells can respond to it again.
Research suggests that though ketamine’s main action is in glutamate receptors, it needs opioid receptors to have its antidepressant effects, too.
Our Values
John Venditti is an anesthesiologist who specializes in cardiac and pediatric surgeries since 2012. Originally from Houston, TX, he attended medical school in Tennessee and completed his residency and fellowship in anesthesiology in Oklahoma before moving to Montana in 2017. Since 2015 he has provided anesthesia services all over the world as part of medical mission trips with Faith in Practice and Free to Smile. Over the past 2 years he has directed his interest and learning towards ketamine: safely administered, effective and accessible to all.