IV Infusion Therapy

Most treatment methods don’t take effect for a while, but intravenous (IV) infusion therapy is different. At Different Approach Wellness Center, caring nurse practitioner Thera Radney, MSN, NP-C, specializes in IV infusion therapy in a safe, comfortable, private room in the Southfield, Michigan, office. Ketamine infusions provide incredibly rapid relief for people with treatment-resistant depression. Learn more by calling the office or requesting an appointment online.

What is IV infusion therapy?

Intravenous (IV) infusion therapy delivers a bag of fluids and medications into your bloodstream over 45-60 minutes. There are many different types of IV infusion therapy, including delivery of:

• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Antioxidants
• Electrolytes
• Antinausea drugs
• Cancer drugs
• Ketamine* 

Intravenous delivery puts the substances in your infusion to work immediately. IV infusion therapy bypasses the digestion process, so the substances are 100% absorbed into your blood, and you experience the effects right away.

Different Approach Wellness Center also offers another effective delivery method, intramuscular injections. Ketamine injections (for depression) and Vivitrol® injections (to help prevent substance abuse and relapse) are available.

What does ketamine IV infusion therapy treat?

Ketamine* infusions are one of the most exciting leading-edge uses for IV therapy today. The drug provides rapid relief to patients with treatment-resistant depression, particularly those who aren’t helped by any of the many antidepressants now available. It’s highly effective for people struggling with suicidal thoughts (suicidal ideation).

At Different Approach Wellness Center, experienced nurse practitioner Thera has tremendous compassion for people struggling with mental health problems. She understands how hard it can be to find effective treatments for chronic depression, which led her to offer ketamine infusions.

How does ketamine IV infusion therapy affect the brain?

Ketamine is a remarkable and fascinating drug that works in many ways in the brain. In high doses, it’s a powerful surgical anesthetic.

It works differently in lower doses, like those in IV therapy and injections. People who experience long-term depression experience negative changes in their brains, like the loss of important neuron connections in the parts of your brain that determine mood. 

Ketamine regenerates these connections, repairing the crucial thought pathways. This reparative process starts immediately and provides almost instantaneous symptom relief (far faster than oral medications). The effects of ketamine infusions can last as long as a month, even long after your body flushes it out.

Infusions and injections fast-track symptom relief when you’re struggling. Click the appointment request button or call Different Approach Wellness Center for compassionate help.

*A version of ketamine (a nasal delivery system called Spravato®) is FDA-approved for treatment-resistant depression. However, ketamine infusions are considered an alternative treatment and aren’t yet FDA-approved.