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  • How Often Are Maintenance Sessions for Spravato?
    How Often Are Maintenance Sessions for Spravato?
    After completing induction and continuation care, many patients ask how often maintenance sessions for Spravato will be once their schedule settles. The honest answer is that it depends on you. Maintenance therapy begins after your first fourteen Spravato treatment sessions and can occur up to once weekly, though your provider...
  • How Long Is the Continuation Phase for Spravato?
    How Long Is the Continuation Phase for Spravato?
    Once you finish the first fourteen rounds of Spravato treatment, your provider will guide you into the continuation phase, designed to protect the progress you have already made. Unlike the earlier weeks of care, this phase does not run on a fixed schedule. Its length depends on how you respond...
  • How Long is the Induction Phase for Spravato?
    How Long is the Induction Phase for Spravato?
    If you are considering Spravato for treatment-resistant depression, one of the first questions you probably have is how long the induction phase for Spravato actually takes. This initial stage lasts longer than many people expect. Rather than a single month, induction spans the first fourteen treatment sessions, which typically stretch...
  • What To Avoid After Taking Spravato
    Finding a treatment plan that works for you can be a challenge, but it is important to receive the care you need. Once you have discovered an effective treatment option, such as Spravato, for your Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), you need to consider the activities and...
  • Can I Take Spravato with Other Psychiatric Medications?
    When trying to treat your mental health symptoms, you may find yourself stuck in a frustrating labyrinth of medications. Different medications can react with your body differently, with some making you feel worse instead of better. Sometimes, medication does not provide the relief you hoped it would. This is a...
  • Spravato Dosing Guidelines
    Spravato is a wonderful tool for treating a variety of mental health concerns, not the least of which is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD). Making sure you receive the proper dose of your Spravato medication is paramount to you feeling that the treatment is successful and effective....
  • Is Spravato Federally Legal?
    Is Spravato Federally Legal?
    If you have been struggling with symptoms of depression that do not respond to traditional treatments, you may be wondering, “Is Spravato federally legal?” The answer is yes, but only when your provider prescribes and administers it according to federal requirements.  Spravato is the brand name for esketamine nasal spray,...
  • Do You Need to be Supervised After Taking Spravato?
    Do You Need to be Supervised After Taking Spravato?
    Do you need to be supervised after taking Spravato? The answer is yes, because the medication can cause temporary side effects that may affect how you feel, think, move, and respond after treatment. Spravato is not a medication you pick up from a pharmacy and take at home. Instead, only certified...
  • Can You Get a Prescription for Spravato?
    Can You Get a Prescription for Spravato?
    If your symptoms of depression have not improved after trying standard antidepressants, you may wonder, "Can you get a prescription for Spravato?" While you might be able to, Spravato is not prescribed like a typical medication you pick up at the pharmacy. Spravato is a prescription nasal spray given in a...
  • Choosing a Treatment Center for Spravato
    Choosing a Treatment Center for Spravato
    If you are thinking about starting Spravato, one of the most crucial decisions you will make is where to go for treatment. This is not a prescription medicine that you take on your own. Rather, it is a structured, in-office treatment that requires the right setting and the right team....
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