InHealth: Speak Up, Reach Out—We Are Stronger Together

By Steven Reichbach, MD | September 2022

As a clinician and founder of a national center for the treatment of chronic pain and mental health disorders, I spend a lot of time with people who have overwhelming life circumstances and emotional burdens. Chances are that you do too, even if it is not apparent to you. That is one of the great tragedies and dangers of having mental health struggles, and that is why awareness campaigns exist, like Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. 

All September long, efforts led by the National Alliance on Mental Illness will spread the word about getting help for suicidal thoughts. In light of a global pandemic and more isolated lifestyle changes across the nation, these thoughts and struggles are more a part of daily living than we can know. Even worse, so many are managing their battles silently.

The good news is that interventions exist. You or someone you love can get the support needed to keep going strong. Right now, anyone can dial 988 to call the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for immediate help with difficult or suicidal thoughts. These thoughts are often rooted in day-to-day hardships, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and other mental health disorders. Thankfully, long-term treatment pathways are available to prevent crisis.

Depression in its many forms is a common disorder that can be disabling and even deadly. Many people experience relief with therapy, lifestyle changes, medications, or a combination of all three. Seeking help is often a very difficult choice to make, but it is the right one. Part of spreading awareness for suicide prevention includes efforts to make that choice easier by reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues and recognizing that not all wounds are visible, but they often need help to heal.

Depression and anxiety of all types can be debilitating, and some forms can be more covert than others. If someone is struggling but doesn’t even believe that they should be, it makes getting support difficult. Additionally, there are treatment-resistant forms of mental health disorders as well as treatments that do not adequately relieve symptoms. One newer treatment is offering hope: ketamine.

Accompanied by support from mental health providers, ketamine infusion therapy has shown to offer exceptional outcomes to patients coping with trauma, treatment-resistant depression, and more. At Reichbach Center, we are proud to provide hope through a new pathway for our patient-guests to experience relief from a range of mood disorders and transform their lives. 

Ketamine infusion has been shown to provide sustained improvement in adults experiencing: depression, including unipolar depression (major depression), bipolar depression, and postpartum depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicidal ideation.

At Reichbach Center, we believe everyone deserves relief, and we can help families and their loved ones navigate difficult thoughts and feelings with the right resources.

To find out if ketamine therapy may be right for you, call or go online to learn more about Reichbach Center. 

Reichbach Center

Steven Reichbach, MD

2415 University Pkwy #215

Sarasota, FL 34243

(941) 213-4444 

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