So I've been waiting off on writing this review for quite some time to see if I got some actual relief from it. I get that the spravato experience is different for all, but for me it's just my mind and body relaxing for the first hour, then immediately being back to normal. I always feel cognizant, aware, and good to go after my session. If you're scared after your first dose, or even your fourth, keep going. It will make a difference! It took MONTHS of going every week, but I am pleased to say that it HAS finally made a big difference in my life. I used to spend between 3-8 hours a day just bawling my eyes out, and having such extreme suicidal ideation, even if it wasn't a bad day, I'd spend so much time thinking about the best ways to end my life. Be that intentionally, or just intrusive thoughts. This part is important. I've been on meds and I'm therapy for 26 years before this, and nothing before has made a difference. I've been on almost every antidepressant, mood stabilizers, even antipsychotics a few times just to see if they might help. I've gone through awful side effects, and some meds make things much, much worse (including resulting in a inpatient stay and attempt after Paxil years ago). I'm still depressed. Very depressed. But it's so much less than it was, and I honestly didn't think I'd ever get to this point. I still have a lot of work to do, but to actually see and feel changes after so long? It's a miracle. I didn't think it'd ever happen for me. When relaying this stuff to Rena, the nurse I see at most of my appointments, she literally cried happy tears for me, and told me that it's things like that that make her love being in her career. They do their best to put me in the chair I feel most comfortable with, if my AirPods are dead they have headphones you can use. They put a blanket on you, comfy recliners. They give you listening strips to help get rid of the bad aftertaste. Everyone I've met here genuinely care about their patients/clients more than anywhere else I've ever been, and it's so wonderful! The main doctor that set this place up had to do so much advocating, and pushing for this to be an option because he's done so much studying and learning, and wants to see people get better. That's so beautiful! I'm a bit worried about when I need to start going less frequently. But I'll cross that road when I get to it. I love this staff, I love this establishment, I love their mission, their compassion, their honest to goodness care and desire to help people who are struggling. It's a beautiful thing! My only advice is if you're within your first few sessions, don't make any rash judgments or expect that to be how it is forever. My first time I was essentially having a panic attack, and I didn't know if I should even go back. But I did, and it got so much easier and better. When you first start, you'll just come home and crash for hours afterwards. But after a few visits, that's not the case at all. I don't nap at all after my sessions, certainly not for four hours like at the start. It's just relaxing and wonderful. I usually watch things on my phone that I used to enjoy a bit before things came crashing down in my life. Some people can't focus on a show, or a book, and they just put on a sleep Mask while they listen to the spravato playlist on their (AP's) Spotify account, but if you start that off and you're not into it, you push a button and they come out and ask what you need. You say you want to listen to something else, they'll put whatever you want on their Spotify. You run out of listerine stops? Push the bottom and they bring you more. Are you freaking out about somehow being in a k-hole or feeling anxious? Push the bottom and someone will come out to talk you through it. They genuinely care here SO MUCH, more than I've ever witnessed or expected to feel. I love the staff here so much, they're such quality individuals who truly care about helping and making a difference! It's beautiful. read more

This is the most professional and safest place to go for Ketamine and TMS treatments. The ambiance is calming, the staff are caring, and the business model is to be applauded! read more

We started with Spravato (covered by my insurance), and I didn't see a benefit, so the doctor and I decided trying the IV infusion (not covered by my insurance). I didn't think I was seeing a result from that either, so the doctor recommended trying a higher dose. Unfortunately, I still wasn't seeing a benefit, so I asked if we could meet with my regular psychiatrist to talk it over. The Accelerated doctor brushed me off, saying that he was sure my regular doctor "has a tight schedule." I kept getting treatments because I was desperate to feel better and not thinking clearly. Then before what was my last a treatment, the nurse handed me a sticky note with a 4-digit number on it and said I would not be able to continue until I paid that much. So that was that. Looking back, I'm not angry that I tried ketamine, but angry that I received poor (or really no) counseling about when to call it quits. Two years later, I still have debt--not huge, but not insignificant either. So if you decide to give ketamine a try, awesome, but be clear with yourself about financial and treatment limits or have someone monitor that for you if your thinking is fuzzy. read more

TLDR: Terrible experience with Dr. Brandon Nacewicz. Wrongly discharged from treatment. I recommend you get your treatment at Relief Mental Health instead of Accelerated Psychiatry. The long story: I started receiving Spravato treatments at a clinic in Milwaukee. When I moved to Madison, I switched to this clinic (for obvious reasons). I was fully transparent about also being a patient at the Milwaukee clinic. When Accelerated Psychiatry closed for the entire week of the 4th of July, my provider at the Milwaukee clinic invited me to receive my weekly treatment there. At the time, my depression and SI were severe enough that missing one treatment was enough to be harmful. I got my weekly treatment at the MKE clinic. This was all under the approval of my the provider who prescribed me Spravato and was managing my medications. A week later, I received a virtual direct message from Accelerated Psychiatry, specifically from Dr. Brandon Nacewicz. He told me that I violated a rule by receiving one of my weekly treatments at the MKE clinic. I was confused and requested to talk on the phone. My request was ignored, I was told via virtual direct message that Spravato wasn't working for me "objectively" and my "subjective" opinion was irrelevant, and I was discharged from treatment. This left me without treatment for weeks, as the MKE clinic did not have a weekly time slot available for me and the commute complicated things. At that time, I was still experiencing severe depression and SI. Missing these treatments put my life at risk, a factor that Dr. B Nacewicz was aware of when he discharged me without a conversation or even the dignity of a phone call. Even worse, this was a week after I has opened up to Dr. B Nacewicz about my PTSD symptoms for his research, something that was incredibly vulnerable. I am incredibly disappointed by the carelessness that harmed me and could harm other patients. If you can start treatment at/transfer to a different clinic, I would recommend it. There is a clinic called "Relief Mental Health" that is opening in Madison and taking patients -- I'd recommend getting your treatment there. I think Spravato rocks, just not here. Best wishes to everyone on their mental health journey! read more

WARNING! Incompetent care landed me in the ER. I received the last of my ketamine infusions yesterday. It was the last scheduled and also the last I will ever consent to receive from this clinic. My guess is they dramatically over dosed me. Rena, the nurse who usually does infusions, is incredible, but she wasn't there yesterday. Instead, it was a nursing student who, as far as I could tell, was unsupervised, not a great situation if something goes wrong. And something did. Unlike the other eight infusions I've had, this one sedated me so much I couldn't consciously move. I became convinced I was either dying or entering a coma from which I'd never recover. I tried to talk to the nurse--I kept trying to tell him he'd broken me--but I couldn't speak. I woke up crying. After the allotted recovery time, the nurse walked me to the parking lot to wait for my lyft ride. I fainted into a hedge while we were waiting. I told the nurse I wanted to go to a hospital, but when the driver arrived, the nurse bundled me into the car and sent me home. Partway along, I asked the driver to take me to the ER instead. The driver and a hospital security guard pulled me out of the car and into a wheelchair. By that point, I was in tears and could hardly speak well enough to tell the doctor what was wrong. Fortunately, I wasn't irreparably broken: after several hours, I could think and move and speak normally, which makes me think the ketamine dose was simply far higher than what I was told I was receiving. On the bus home from the ER, I texted the clinic to ask if they could verify they'd given me the right dose. They said they couldn't possibly have made a mistake and that "feeling sluggish" was normal after an infusion. I only recommend this clinic if, for some reason, you like being treated poorly by disorganized staff and an arrogant MD. read more