

We combine very low-dose ketamine medication with curated psychology-based treatment courses and content to help your brain build new neural connections and make gradual, consistent mental health improvements.
Our psycholytic mental health treatment is designed for patients to process underlying emotions, heal old thought patterns, and build valuable skills to handle life's ups and downs far beyond treatment.
Patients start with the lowest dose and through daily monitoring and feedback, we adjust your dose to help you find the most effective plan for you.
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The medication is a microdose, a very low dose that may produce an immediate sense of calm or "tipsiness". It should not be overwhelming or intense, but provides a moment to be reflective, breathe, and do something enjoyable like dance or listen to music.
Your Joyous medical provider will send a prescription to the pharmacy after your free consultation, and we will ship your medication in 2-3 business days. Prepare to make the most of your treatment by starting the treatment courses in the Be Joyous patient portal!
You will receive daily texts to monitor how you're feeling and dosage recommendations until you find the dose that feels right for you. You can text or email our Care Team and providers if you have any questions or need assistance.
Ketamine was FDA approved in 1970 as a dissociative analgesic and has since been used in clinics and hospitals globally. In recent decades, ketamine has been used off-label, to help treat mental health conditions including treatment-resistant depression and anxiety. Joyous uses compounded very low-dose ketamine lozenges as part of the treatment program, which are prescribed off-label.
You can cancel your prescription at any time by reaching out to our Care Team via text (
844-774-0909
) or email (care@joyous.team). They will send a short survey to help us improve our service and provide recommendations for stopping treatment. Once submitted, they will cancel your subscription. If you ever want to restart treatment in the future, we're always here to help!
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There is no set timeline, you can participate in our low-dose ketamine treatment long term if you feel it is benefitting you, or you can come off it at any time.
Many of our patients have been on the Joyous treatment for years and still have mental health benefits, while others stop when they feel that is right for them. There have been no reported complications or problems with taking our ketamine treatment for extended periods of time when taken as prescribed.
When/if you decide to come off of the medication, withdrawal symptoms are rare in a clinical setting, and we will provide you with our medical recommendations to ensure that you can stop treatment safely. The length of treatment is personal to every patient, and you have complete say over how long you take ketamine.
Good candidates for the Joyous treatment are people who have tried therapy and/or traditional medications in the past and didn't feel like that was enough or the right kind of treatment for them. People who suffer from depression and anxiety commonly experience relief from our treatment even when other treatments failed.
When you're ready to stop treatment, our team will create a plan to help you stop treatment safely. Withdrawal symptoms are rare in our clinical setting. As time passes and the ketamine is out of your system, the neuroplasticity benefits may begin to dull, but can be reactivated by starting treatment again.
Other ketamine treatments can range between $500-$3000/month for high doses of ketamine. Higher doses create more of a "psychedelic" experience which can be overwhelming for some patients and benefit from integration coaching after the experience. Joyous uses microdoses, small doses where our patients remain fully coherent and oriented, able to engage with therapy and therapeutic exercises from the comfort of their home. All for just $129/month, no monthly commitment, making us the most affordable at-home ketamine treatment option.
Our ketamine medication comes in the form of "troches," small waxy squares that you place between your cheek and lip for about 15 minutes. Let the troche melt and once finished, you can spit the remaining wax out. Do not eat or drink while the troche is in to optimize absorption.
Joyous uses a proprietary low dose ketamine protocol that is highly effective without the psychedelic experience. Our treatment uses a psycholytic dose that allows you to move beyond the superficial layers of your day-to-day mind, can help heal unhealthy neural pathways, and help you achieve the clarity you need to live the life you deserve. Our treatment requires no down time, special conditions, or "trip sitters," because our doses are low enough to not cause a psychedelic experience, and our providers monitor patient side effects and progress virtually. You can safely take our medication from the comfort of your home and continue to live your life.
Our low dose ketamine protocol can be taken orally from the comfort of your home and does not require you to stop or pause your daily tasks. Low dose ketamine is considered a psycholytic dose, not a psychedelic dose. This means that our patients experience the positive benefits of improved mood, new perspective, and improved neural connectivity without the psychedelic experience.
Low-dose ketamine medication is compatible with other antidepressants. Many of our patients continue to take their antidepressants while on our treatment and have not had any issues. Your Joyous medical provider will review your medical history and current list of medications to ensure that Joyous is a good fit for you and there aren't any interactions.