Migraine Treatment

An Innovative Migraine Treatment for the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

There’s nothing like getting out of bed with a nagging migraine to send your day into an early descent. Maybe the pain is behind your eye or affecting the left or right side of your head. Regardless of the location, its impacts can zap your concentration and make everyday tasks seem like a challenge.

At Elevate Infusion Therapy in Waxahachie, TX, our expert providers utilize ketamine infusions for migraine treatment, a new and innovative treatment option that provides fast relief for patients. Contact us today to learn if ketamine treatment is a good option for you.

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What Are the Symptoms of Migraines?

Migraines are a debilitating form of chronic pain. People that suffer from migraines recognize the onset immediately. The lifespan of this intense pain can be broken into four phases:

Prodrome

Occasionally, warning signs will signal a migraine attack as early as a day or two ahead of time. These signs can look like this:

  • Food cravings
  • Neck stiffness
  • Constipation or difficulty with a bowel movement
  • Depression, euphoria, or other mood changes
  • Increased thirst or feeling like you need to urinate
  • Repeated yawning
Aura

Auras are a warning of sorts, also known as revocable indicators of the nervous system. They are primarily visual but may include other disruptions. The symptoms start gradually, build for several minutes, and persist for 20 minutes to an hour. Here are some examples of migraine auras:

  • Visual cues – seeing bright spots, shapes, or flashes of light
  • Temporary loss of vision
  • Tingling sensations in the leg or arm
  • Numbness or weakness in one side of the body or the face
  • Trouble speaking either words or whole sentences
  • Hearing music or noises
  • Unruly jerking or wild movements
Attack

Migraine attacks last anywhere from four hours to three days if untreated, but the duration varies based on each person. Migraines might happen rarely or occur many times a month. With a migraine, you may experience the following:

  • Excruciating pain on one or both sides of your head
  • Ache that pulses or throbs
  • Sensitivity to sound, light, and sometimes touch and smell
  • Sickness and vomiting
Post-drome

People often report feeling exhausted, bewildered, and wiped out for a whole day following a migraine attack. Abrupt head movement can cause the pain to resurface.

Why Consider Ketamine for Migraine Treatment?

Over the past 50 years, ketamine has gone from a powerful anesthetic to a prominent alternative treatment option for migraines. What was once used as a sedative on the battlefield has become an invaluable resource for various physical and mental issues, known both for its transformative power and fast results.

Traditional medications like antidepressants can take months to start working. Ketamine therapy, on the other hand, offers patients relief quickly, with some individuals reporting relief within a few hours of their first infusion session.

How Does Ketamine Work for Migraines?

While there is still much to be understood about how ketamine works on the brain exactly, research has focused on ketamine’s effect on glutamate. It’s a neurotransmitter associated with memory, learning, and mood regulation found throughout the central nervous system.

Most current research shows ketamine has an excitatory effect on glutamate. The heightened glutamate activity allows new pathways to form. These new formations correlate with reduced stress, an increased ability to process information, and improved mood regulation.

Many researchers consider that the positive effects of many antidepressants may be a result of glutamate regulation, although less directly than ketamine. Because of this indirect process, SSRIs and tricyclic antidepressants often take weeks to start improving symptoms of migraines, if they do at all. Ketamine often produces results and relief from migraine symptoms during the first session.

During Your Ketamine Infusion

We strive to ensure all of our patients are comfortable and at ease in their treatment areas, with care administered by exceptional and caring medical professionals.

Our attentive team will be close at hand to monitor you and facilitate your therapeutic experience during your infusion.

Am I A Good Candidate for Ketamine Treatment?

Have your migraines not responded to previous treatment options? Do you feel like you have reached the end of the road when it comes to getting relief from your chronic migraine headaches?

Contact our experts at Elevate Infusion Therapy to learn how we utilize ketamine infusions for migraine treatment. We can help you determine if you are a good candidate for ketamine treatment.

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