Before participating in psychedelic treatment, you will be carefully assessed to determine if you are eligible for ketamine therapy, including a medical history, a physical exam if deemed necessary, review of your medical/psychiatric records, a psychiatric history, and administration of brief psychological tests to assess your state of mind. The program requires a thorough history of your life and trauma.

We require 6 to 8 sessions of therapy prep sessions prior to starting the infusion portion. AZRI collaborates with Active Recovery Care who administers and monitors the infusions. A separate evaluation and consent will be needed from their office. All infusions are administered here at AZRI with our qualified Psychedelic Supervisors.

Pregnant women and nursing mothers are not eligible because of potential effects on the fetus or nursing child. The effects of ketamine on pregnancy and the fetus are undetermined and therefore, it is advisable to protect against pregnancy while exposing yourself to ketamine or in the immediate aftermath of its use.

Untreated hypertension is a contraindication to ketamine use as the substance causes a rise in blood pressure. Similarly, a history of heart disease may make you ineligible to participate.

Information on ketamine’s interaction with other medicines is only partially available and it will be assessed as to your eligibility for PAP.

Ketamine should not be taken if you have untreated hyperthyroidism. There have also been reports of some decreases in immune function in patients receiving surgical doses of ketamine.

Ketamine has an extensive record of safety and has been used at much higher doses for surgical anesthesia without respiratory depression.