PTSD & TRAUMA
IV ketamine therapy for PTSD
Trauma is not a memory problem. It is a nervous system that never got the signal that the thing is over. We treat it at that level, under physician supervision, with integration built in rather than bolted on.
70%Average symptom-score drop
6Infusions over 2–3 weeks
5,000+Infusions performed since 2022
Symptom-score data based on AlphaOmega Wellness treatment records, 2022–2026, using PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Individual results vary.
IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR
Your body kept the shift long after you clocked out.
You are fine until a door slams, or a smell lands, or a call comes in that sounds like one from years ago. Then your heart rate is up before you have consciously remembered anything.
People around you think the problem is that you cannot stop thinking about it. Usually the opposite is true — you have gotten very good at not thinking about it, and your body has been carrying it instead.
IF YOU RUN TOWARD IT FOR A LIVING
Police, fire, EMS, military
We came out of the emergency department. Megan is a firefighter’s daughter. We have a reasonably good idea of what you are carrying home, and why you have not brought it up at work.
There is discounted pricing for first responders and military. And it is worth knowing that Indiana’s state-funded psilocybin research at IU is aimed specifically at veterans and first responders — research rather than access, but a sign of where this is going. We cover that on Indiana’s only legal psychedelic.
THE MECHANISM
Why talking about it is sometimes not enough
Trauma-focused therapy works, and for a lot of people it is the whole answer. Where it stalls is when the nervous system is so reactive that revisiting the material just re-triggers it — you end up rehearsing the alarm rather than resolving it.
Ketamine acts on glutamate and the NMDA receptors, which triggers BDNF and opens a window where the brain forms new connections more readily than usual. For trauma specifically, that window is a chance for memories to be recalled without the same physiological charge attached — which is why we pair it with integration and why we would rather you keep your therapist than drop them.
The protocol step by step is on the IV ketamine therapy page.
PTSD rarely arrives alone. If it is sitting with depression or anxiety — and it usually is — we treat them in the same course rather than asking you to pick one.
In crisis right now? Call or text 988. Veterans can press 1. When you are safe, we are here.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ACTUALLY ASK
PTSD and IV ketamine
Will I have to talk about my trauma during the infusion?
No. You do not have to narrate anything to anyone. The infusion is not a therapy session, and there is no expectation that you describe what happened.
Could ketamine make flashbacks worse?
It is the right thing to ask. The experience can bring material up, which is precisely why it is done under monitoring with a plan for afterward rather than alone at home. We screen for this at the consult and we will say so if we think the timing is wrong for you.
Does it work if my PTSD is from years ago?
Age of the trauma matters less than how reactive the nervous system still is. People who have carried something for decades respond, and several of our patients fall into exactly that group.
I am a first responder. Is this confidential?
Yes. We are a private self-pay practice and we do not bill insurance, which means there is no claim going anywhere. What you tell us stays in this office.
Can I keep seeing my therapist?
Please do. The people who get the most out of this are the ones doing the work between infusions. We will coordinate with your therapist if you want us to.
Does insurance cover it?
No. IV ketamine for PTSD is used off label, so this is self-pay. There is discounted pricing for police, fire, EMS and military, and the full breakdown is on the cost page.
GET STARTED
Find out if this is a fit
A free consult, about thirty minutes, with our team rather than a call center. We will tell you honestly whether IV ketamine is a fit, and cover pricing, HSA and FSA, Affirm and first-responder and veteran discounts on the call.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Dee Bonney, MD, board-certified emergency medicine physician, and Megan Bonney, PMHNP-C, board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. AlphaOmega Wellness is physician-led and family-owned, in Greenwood, Indiana. Meet the team.