StrIVeMD blog

October 28, 2023

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.

Welcome to StrIVeMD Wellness and Ketamine!
The Pandemic and Teenage Mental Health: How to Help Your Teen Cope
May 16, 2022

The Pandemic and Teenage Mental Health: How to Help Your Teen Cope

Being a teenager can feel overwhelming, stressful, and downright hard – even in the best of times. But the COVID-19 pandemic has piled on a whole slew of never-before-seen challenges and pressure for today’s teens.

How Ketamine Infusion Therapy Can Help Depression: What You Need to Know
April 26, 2022

How Ketamine Infusion Therapy Can Help Depression: What You Need to Know

We all experience feelings of sadness, disinterest, and hopelessness from time to time. But when those feelings linger for weeks, months, or even years, it can feel like there’s a dark, gloomy cloud looming over your life.

Groove Cruise Miami 2022
March 21, 2022

Groove Cruise Miami 2022

Here we are in 2022, in this post-pandemic era feeling like we are finally regaining some normalcy. This return to the days of freedom, socialization, travel and happiness was evident as we embarked on...

Electronic Dance Music and an Art Show – the Effect it can have on Mood
March 21, 2022

Electronic Dance Music and an Art Show – the Effect it can have on Mood

As a budding music producer, the experiences of being a DJ at events is phenomenal! Having the privilege of attending Elrow in Miami during Art Basel this year was both surreal and gratifying.

A New Way to Treat Teens and Adolescents with Depression and/or Suicidal Tendencies: Ketamine
March 5, 2021

A New Way to Treat Teens and Adolescents with Depression and/or Suicidal Tendencies: Ketamine

Although research continues to be published in regards to the growing benefits for ketamine infusions in adult populations, there are still few studies in adolescents. This is NOT because the treatment may not be as beneficial, but this is mainly due to...

New advances in the treatment of Refractory Chronic Migraine Headache
February 9, 2021

New advances in the treatment of Refractory Chronic Migraine Headache

Migraine headache. The mere mention of which has been known to provoke anxiety in even the most stoic of individuals. For many of us, migraines are a debilitating malady that haunts our daily lives, often without warning and frequently without relief.

Helping Fight the Pandemic with COVID-19 Vaccines
January 28, 2021

Helping Fight the Pandemic with COVID-19 Vaccines

The pandemic is like nothing most of us have ever seen in our lives. As a physician working in the hospital, let me tell you, it is not over yet. Life in the hospital and around the world has changed.

The fight against COVID-19 and Vaccine Choices
January 25, 2021

The fight against COVID-19 and Vaccine Choices

Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, has affected over 24 million Americans and caused over 408,000 deaths as of January 21, 2021.1 There is hope, as there are 2 main vaccines out and a third is on the way;

Stay Healthy in Greater Cincinnati
January 14, 2021

Stay Healthy in Greater Cincinnati

We are all so done with 2020! We hear the word COVID or pandemic and we start to cringe, turn the tv off, turn the radio off or close our web browser. So we ask, how do we maintain our physical and mental health?

Neurologic Effects of COVID-19
November 10, 2020

Neurologic Effects of COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed life as we know it. The pandemic has affected so many lives and continues to do so. I have seen first-hand the potential devastating effects of this infection as a neurologist practicing in the outpatient and inpatient settings.