I have been meaning to write this review for a while now and finally had the time it deserved. I am going to be fully transparent here in the event that my story may help others find different solutions for dealing with, in my case, C-PTSD. I am 52 years old and have been dealing with C-PTSD my whole life. I spent 18 years of my life being abused, tortured, and neglected. Never any positive reinforcement of any kind. As most of you probably know, trauma causes scientific changes in the brain. Your brain starts remodeling itself in a very unhealthy way and pathways that are necessary for managing "happiness" turn against you and ultimately stop "lighting up" for lack of a better word (I am no scientist!). I have physically and emotionally felt the devastation of this. I have spent the majority of my life sad, depressed and anxious although I have always been able to care for myself and keep a career going, everything else just seemed impossible. I tried many medications, therapy modalities (CBT, EMDR, etc.) and even looked into doing ECT but ECT is not a fit for trauma (can actually make it worse according to the Dr.'s at UCLA medical center).
I started reading about Ketamine infusions a few years ago and finally, after being fed up with many of the systems in place for trauma survivors, decided to investigate it more. This is how I found Dr. Agin and his amazing staff at Priority You. I had also heard about the nasal inhaler method but that did not work (at all) for me. I finally made the appointment to meet with Dr. Agin and, if the chat went well, to do my first treatment. I can't say I was all that nervous, I was actually more hopeful than anything. And the staff (Jenny, Jaime, Aubrey, Katye, Cathy and Kathy) were absolutely amazing! I have never felt more cared for and safe in a medical environment. Dr. Agin has been focused on Ketamine infusions for over 15 years, so I knew he was the Dr. for me! And he did not disappoint. He explained things to me in an easy-to-understand way and made sure I was comfortable and supported.
I am now more than 10 treatments in, and it has been absolutely life changing for me. I think many clients only need 5 treatments, but I needed more due to the length of trauma I had and will still do maintenance treatments to maintain (everyone's different but Dr. Agin will help with what's for you). The treatments themselves are very difficult to explain. I can say that none of them were ever "bad" in fact most were exhilarating because I could feel my brain changing (I know that sounds crazy but that is how I felt and still feel). Alos, you do feel as though you are almost getting therapy only you (your brain) are the therapist. I have noticed throughout the several months that I have been going for treatments at Priority You, my brain sees things a bit differently, almost like I can see the positive spin as opposed to always the negative. I have felt pathways in my brain re-igniting and have seen proof in my daily life that the treatments are, in fact, working! My friends have noticed a difference in my attitude as well. I have also noticed that my memory is better, I am even more organized than I was previously and just make better decisions all around. I highly (HIGHLY) recommend seeing Dr. Agin and his incredible team at Priority You! I went for trauma, but you can also go for brain regeneration and other great benefits! read more