At Ketamine Health Centers, we ensure a successful and comfortable experience at our clinics. Once you leave our clinic, there are elements of post-infusion care that are important to keep in mind to help maximize the results.
To start, a friend or family member who can support your post-infusion experience is most beneficial. You will get more support from a loved one who is able to able to help you create a curated and safe space for you to make what you need out of your infusion experience.
There are the procedural and healing aspects of post-infusion care that a third person can help with that would allow you to focus more on your experience. Listening to the after-care instructions from the nurse may not be entirely possible while still processing your emotions and experience after a session. You may be overtaken by your thoughts, or still in a dreamy state of mind, and not fully able to take in all the details of post-infusion care. A friend can help be your eyes and ears immediately following your session by listening to the post-care instructions that will be reviewed with you. And that friend or family member can help once again review those instructions with you once home.
As a caretaker, you can help ensure the safety of your loved one by offering them safe transportation back home and helping them settle in comfortably. Additionally, we stress the importance of arranging transportation for a safe way home with a friend or family member.
A confidant is important to have during the post-infusion period. You may be tempted to share your experience with just about anyone who will listen! It is important though to keep in mind that many of your experiences will be difficult to capture in words. Not everyone will understand your perspective or be able to provide you the space of non-judgement that is especially important to help you process the insights that emerge immediately following (and days after) your session. Being selective of who you share with means you are less likely to try to fit your experience into neat perceptual frameworks to help someone else understand what you are trying to convey. You must first take the time to understand for yourself what your experience is trying to convey to you.
As a caretaker, you can best support someone going through infusion therapy by holding a non-judgmental space for that person to feel invited to share in a way that speaks to them. Try to provide feedback that helps the individual explore their experience for the messages that resonate for them, rather than trying to understand what they are speaking of in any concrete terms for your own understanding. Your curiosity may not be helpful at this stage, though it is important to show your interest during the post-infusion, it is much more important for you to share compassion through attentive listening. Remaining quietly present is a powerful gesture of support by simply holding a space for them to fill as they see fit.
Ketamine Health Centers provides a cutting-edge therapeutic model to address the mental health crisis that is on the rise. By combining ketamine infusion therapy with a variety of alternative treatments such as SGB treatment or TMS therapy we can target specific mental health challenges and tailor a treatment plan that addresses your needs. Contact us today at 1-833-964-9750 to learn more about the various therapies and treatments available throughout Florida and Mexico City.
