Sayulita wellness retreat provides psychedelic assisted retreats for couples by using MDMA. Thus the goal of this therapy is to facilitate patients and help them to enhance the quality of their personal connection.
Therapeutic Uses
The treatment of mental health conditions has changed over the last few decades, especially to adoption of new methods. MDMA and ketamine treatments have effectively been proved for several psychiatric especially, PTSD and depression. Currently, MDMA therapy is most often applied for PTSD and social anxiety in autistics, as well as anxiety in the extremely ill person.
Ketamine therapy is applied in the major depressive disorder, treatment resistent depression, suicidal ideation, PTSD, bipolar disorder, chronic pain. We will compare MDMA and ketamine therapies , as well their mechanisms, therapeutic effectiveness, harm levels and the general therapeutic procedures.
Mechanism of Actions
MDMA
MDMA commonly known as ecstasy which is a psychoactive drug that acts by increasing the release of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It also raises the levels of oxytocin, the hormone of social connections and trust in the details of others. This combination of effects have enabled them to encounter more empathy, reduced fear as well as higher levels of emotional self disclosure during the therapy sessions.
Ketamine
Ketamine is initially an anesthetic and currently used as an NMDA receptor antagonist. Ketamine reduces the functioning of receptors which help in increasing the levels of glutamate in the brain.
Brain and supports the process of synaptogenesis. It is thought that this process helps reverse the neural damage resulting from stress and depression which are long term conditions. Due to the ketamine change on glutamine pathways, there is a possibility of the fast increase of depressive symptoms in the shortest time.
Therapeutic process
MDMA therapy
MDMA treatment is administered after one or two initial therapeutic sessions and 2-3 MDMA
Session of 6-8 hours intervals and is concluded with integration sessions. In this methodology the patients are taken through various sessions where they are helped by therapists to revisit the traumatic events. The stress is given to the effective level and on the change of thought of patterns.
Ketamine therapy
Ketamine therapy can be taken in several ways and dosed, including intravenous infusion, intramuscular injection or ketamine infusion through the nose or by using a lozenge in mouth. Such a course comprises several meetings held during several weeks, and each meeting is approximately 40 minutes to an hour long. The patient is observed during the session specifically for dissociative syndromes, and again after the session has ended. Integration therapy is also considered to be essential because it encompases supporting patients in making sense of their experiences while applying the information in their lives
Conclusion
MDMA and ketamine therapies represent groundbreaking interventions strategies of severe mental health conditions, MDMA can easily and effectively help patients in PTSD since it helps in connecting at the emotional level and also helps in managing fear responses; on the other hand, ketamine is fast acting as it helps in managing a severe case of depression. Nonetheless, the type of therapy that has to be used in the treatment of a particular condition depends on the latter condition and the preferences of the patient.
Sayulita wellness retreat focuses on the integration of luxurious amenities and spirituality stemming from shamanism which makes it an ideal location for deep transformation and healing. These therapies remain as hope as research continues. The indicated mental health treatment will change things for those who have not been helped by other treatment options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does each therapy is FDA approved?
Both MDMA as well as ketamine therapies are not completely approved by the FDA. though they are used as an experimental procedure in trials and studies. While ketamine is approved for treatment resistant depression.
In what ways ketamine is given and how is the MDMA administered?
There are two to three active sessions in MDMA, each lasting six to eight hours. Ketmine therapy is prolonged intravenous infusions or cumulative IM injections or dissolvable lozenges. Its duration is six to twelve times over a couple of weeks.
What is the key difference between MDMA and ketamine therapies?
MDMA therapy is mainly used for PTSD while ketamine offers fast treatment for depression. Moreover ketamine therapy doesn’t require a talk therapy session.