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StriveMD Featured on WCIA: Bringing Innovative Ketamine Therapy to Champaign-Urbana
We're excited to announce that StriveMD Wellness and Ketamine of Champaign/Urbana was recently featured on WCIA news! Our team had the opportunity to showcase our innovative approach to treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD using ketamine therapy.
Welcome to StrIVeMD Wellness and Ketamine!
In a world that's becoming increasingly aware of the importance of mental health, the search for effective treatments is paramount. While traditional methods have undoubtedly served many, the side effects accompanying these treatments often leave individuals seeking alternative routes. Enter StrIVeMD Wellness and Ketamine—a practice dedicated to reimagining therapy, shifting paradigms, and introducing the power of tailored alternative care.
PTSD Increases Stroke Risk in Young People By: Danny Park, MD
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is unfortunately a very common mental health disorder. People can develop flashbacks, insomnia, anxiety, etc after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event.
2020’s Devastating Impact on Mental Health By Syed Ali MD MBA
Can you believe it’s June 2020 already? Yeah, us neither- and we are ready for it to go away. Let’s talk about some of the badness that has happened this year so far1 –...
The Psychiatric Effects of Reopening After COVID19
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID 19 has been ravaging the world for several months. And, it will likely have a lasting effect for even longer. For how long, no one truly knows.
Vomiting after Marijuana Use By Syed Ali MD
Recreational marijuana was legalized on January 1, 2020, making Illinois the 11th state in the country to do so. Purchasers of marijuana must be 21 years old and can buy marijuana with or without a medical card.
The Benefits of a Medical Marijuana Card By Danny Park, MD
Marijuana is becoming more accepted in this country as time goes on. As of April 20201, there are approximately 11 states plus the District of Columbia that have legalized recreational marijuana and 12 states that have not.
StrIVeMD Wellness and Ketamine Chicago Benefits of Marijuana
Marijuana or Cannabis has such underreported benefits due to the stigma that unfortunately it was given back during the anti-drug campaign of the 1980’s. Due to the politicizing nature, health professionals were discouraged against studying the benefits...
Medical Cannabis and its Indications By Syed Ali MD
Recreational marijuana was legalized on January 1, 2020, making Illinois the 11th state in the country to do so. Purchasers of marijuana must be 21 years old and can buy marijuana with or without a medical card.
May is Mental Health and Wellness Month
May is Mental Health month, and it has never been more important than this year in the midst of our global pandemic. Historically resources and information have focused on the one in five individuals who have a mental health concern in any given year.
COVID-19 – Light at the End of the Tunnel By Syed Ali MD MBA
Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is a viral disease that allegedly originated in a lab in Wuhan China. Symptoms include fever, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of taste and smell, and cough.
A Day in the Life of a Neurologist During COVID-19
This is an unprecedented time. The novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic has become a time that will be recorded in history, similar to the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 or the SARS pandemic of 2002- 2004.