Our treatment requires no down time, special conditions, or “trip sitters,” because our doses are low enough to not cause a traditional psychedelic experience, and our providers monitor patient side effects and progress virtually on a daily basis. Joyous uses a proprietary low dose ketamine protocol that is highly effective without the psychedelic experience, and can be taken safely from the comfort of home while you remain aware and able to engage with your environment.

Our ketamine medication comes in the form of troches, small waxy squares that you place between your cheek and lip for about 15 minutes. Let the troche melt and once finished, you can spit the remaining wax out. Do not eat or drink while the troche is in to optimize absorption.

When you’re ready to stop treatment, our team will create a plan to help you stop treatment safely. Withdrawal symptoms are rare in our clinical setting. As time passes and the ketamine is out of your system, the neuroplasticity benefits may begin to dull, but can be reactivated by starting treatment again.

There is no set timeline, you can participate in our low-dose ketamine treatment on a long-term basis if you feel it is benefitting you, or you can come off it at any time. Many of our patients have been on the Joyous treatment for years and still have mental health benefits, while others stop when they feel that is right for them. There have been no reported complications or problems with taking our ketamine treatment for extended periods of time when taken as prescribed. When/if you decide to come off of the medication, withdrawal symptoms are rare in a clinical setting, and we will provide you with our medical recommendations to ensure that you can stop treatment safely. The length of treatment is personal to every patient, and you have complete say over how long you take ketamine.