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3X fusion failure L5\S1 + ptsd. Though I live in debilitating pain which requires management for quality of life, Most of my waking hours by then were spent in bed- with debilitating pain. My body had declined for lack of movement & nutrition- the wrong psych med did me no favors. I can easily say that the team and treatment for medically resistant depression & ptsd with Cratus Medical SAVED my life. Since I began therapy in 2020 after 2 years of halting my pain management by choice-My system was in an awfully depleted state and so were my friends and family in having to witness my decline. The Cycling ideation was immediately halted in the first treatment. With multiple treatments over weeks in the beginning, and a fair base of experience with talk therapy in my history to help guide and focus a theme of my own sessions- I experienced such relief from the deep & dark ambivalence. I found a place of gratitude, a glimmer of hope and my will to be here has been recovered and restored! I remain so grateful for this therapy where nothing else worked, (and some actually made my little self worse!) While i don’t receive the larger dosing schedule to address chronic intractable pain- I do experience a small window of relief that can lasts 8, 12 or 36 hours- which is welcome game changer anytime! My appetite also recovered, and i put on some healthy weight. Today- I can report that I’m enthusiastically riding my stationary bike regularly again, and building a slow and steady fitness routine around that! I feel more accomplished than I’ve been able to in a very long time- even if my accomplishments are small. The psychological and psychiatric toll of painful injury and trauma are a huge transition for an ambitious adult- and one may require years to learn, understand, and apply themselves toward their diagnosis, which requires ongoing management. I wish I had been given ketamine during my surgical crisis’, recoveries & motor vehicle accidents in between! I absolutely recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you to my team at Cratus. You guys changed my life! Sarah-...

I went to Cratus Medical to get ketamine infusions to help with major depression and anxiety issues. While getting quick short-term relief of depression from the IV ketamine, I began to wonder after several sessions (including one session where I was left for a few days, with even worse anxiety) whether this was going to have much of a longer term effect. Gradually, however, I experienced myself becoming freer in a fairly steady, stable way from the constant negative thinking associated with depression and the rest of it. This began to be very noticeable by the last week of treatments and became only more pronounced over the next 2 to 3 weeks.

Having started on 50 mg Zoloft a week before I began the ketamine sessions it is obviously impossible to rule out the Zoloft as having played a role in all of this. Whatever the relative contributions of these two treatments, it has now been more than 3 months since my last ketamine session and I haven't felt any need for a " booster" treatment.

For those considering the IV ketamine treatment option, if your experience is anything like mine, you will find the staff at Cratus very supportive and, though there are no professional therapists among them, I was always appreciative of the time they took with me after every session to discuss how it went.

Even so, given the unsettling aspects of part of my experience, I would caution people to do their research before doing this sort of thing. It might be wise to consult with a therapist or psychiatrist knowledgeable about ketamine (if you can find one) or even coordinate your...

I'm Alex Muehring! I suffered from depression, lack of motivation, lack of drive, no concentration and just all around foggy brain. Unfortunately I fell victim to the pharmaceutical industry! My primary care physician prescribed me multiple medications to cure my complications. Well they were only bandaids! And at times made my complications worse. After having a blood panel done I found my testosterone level was low. Once mentioned to my PCP about my low levels I was given the run around and ultimately told I was in the "acceptable" range. After being on multiple pills for a year and a half and feeling further and further from myself I decided to take actions in my own hands. I found Cratus Medical on social media and really fell fond of their programs and drive to want to help people. I started Testosterone Replacement Therapy 10/31/21 first thing in the morning. Not only was it surprisingly easy and pain free I felt results later the same day. This is something I didn't feel even after 1 1/2 years of medical treatment from my PCP. My fogginess disappeared within the first 12 hours and only days later I felt more like myself than I have in over a decade. My depression is completely done my thoughts are clear my motivation is through the roof and I feel like what a healthy 34 year old male should. I can't thank Cratus Medical enough for helping me get to the root cause of my complications and getting me off ALL my prescribed medications. If you're thinking about trying any of programs Cratus has to offer! Don't think just do it! Your life is worth it...