When typical antidepressants haven't worked, treatment-resistant options exist — under real physician supervision.
Depression affects everyone differently, and not everyone responds to standard antidepressant medications. For some patients, the standard first- and second-line treatments simply don't provide adequate relief.
Depression can also overlap with hormone imbalance and thyroid dysfunction, which is why a full evaluation matters before assuming the picture is purely psychiatric.
For treatment-resistant depression, ketamine therapy offers a different mechanism than traditional antidepressants, often producing results within days rather than weeks. We also rule out physiological contributors.
Physician-supervised treatment for depression that hasn't responded to standard medications — often working within days.
Explore Ketamine TherapyRuling out hormone and thyroid contributors that can worsen depressive symptoms.
Explore Functional Medicine"Treatment-resistant depression is exactly what it sounds like — the standard options were tried, and they didn't do enough. That's when I think ketamine deserves a real conversation."
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A thorough evaluation and a real conversation with Dr. Abbott about what's next.