Zylem Ketamine Wellness — Ketamine Clinic in Irvine, CA

Posting this isn’t easy but I’m passionate about encouraging everyone to prioritize their mental health. I hope that by speaking openly, I can embolden others to ignore irrational stigmas and have the courage to seek treatment when they need it. We all need help sometimes and should never be ashamed to ask for it. I came to Zylem after realizing the medication I was taking for my burnout and depression wasn’t effective. I’ve tried different ones and each had a significant side effect or suppressed things too strongly. I needed additional support as I was finally confronting early trauma that continually reemerged throughout my life. I have an excellent therapist but some issues were so deeply ingrained that my fight or flight was overriding the tools I’d cultivated for years to stay strong and calm. I suspected there were buried things I was unaware of because EMDR, talk therapy, and medication only got me so far. My therapist and other trusted doctors suggested I try ketamine and I’m so glad they did. Ketamine has stigmas due to its public misuse. However, its application in mental health has been researched for several decades and it has the same success rate as the gold standard for treatment-resistant depression - ECT. I read the (well-conducted) research and was careful about finding a clinic that was safe, thorough, and truly focused on optimal outcomes for each individual. Zylem was it. Dr. Tran is a board-certified anesthesiologist and I’ve personally seen him providing safe and smooth anesthesia on a regular basis. Zylem’s emphasis on integration with Peter, the coach, signaled that this team was intentional and responsible about treating and supporting their patients. I started with an hourlong call with Peter, who respectfully worked to gain insight into who I was and what I needed to work on. Peter was kind and compassionate, which made it very easy for me to open up to him. My treatments took place in a clean and welcoming room. Dr. Tran was confident and reassuring and I felt really safe in his hands. My sessions were intense and cathartic. I finally allowed myself to feel years of deep, pent up grief over loved ones that died. I calmly confronted my deepest feelings and fears from early trauma. I gave in to the exhaustion I felt from struggling. Throughout the process, Peter listened with compassion and guided me in interpreting and reframing my experiences. Most importantly, he encouraged me to let go. When I finally did, I felt the deepest peace and gratitude, the purest love for the people in my life, and complete acceptance for myself. I gave up my guilt. I felt unbridled joy for the first time in a long time. Before, I felt like I was wading through each day. Now, I feel like there’s so much left to do and explore and I’m grateful for the time. It feels so good to be an enthusiastic and supportive partner for my husband. I’m able to be fully present and a solid, reliable rock for my loved ones when they need someone to lean on. I’m feeling profound purpose at my job, where I am connecting on a deeper level with everyone I meet. I feel so much empathy and compassion and have an honest, genuine drive to do my best for them. I have work left to do but I have the greatest peace of mind knowing that Dr. Tran and Peter will be there for me if I need them. I’m thriving because of their treatment and support. I’m so grateful to them.

I found Zylem Ketamine Wellness while seeking treatment to help with menopause symptoms. I was struggling with irritability, inability to focus, and lack of motivation. Based on the first phone consultation, I knew I had found the right treatment and the right place. Peter and Dr Tran are both incredibly knowledgeable and professional, as well as kind and compassionate individuals. Peter's coaching was like nothing I've ever experienced. We dug deep and discovered old thought patterns and habits that were worsened by menopause but needed changing none the less. Going through ketamine infusions while exploring new and productive thoughts and behaviors has made life much more pleasant and positive. I have motivation again, and my focus and concentration have improved significantly. I've also discovered a sense of calm and non reactive thinking during challenging times. As it turns out, this has been a lifelong struggle and changing this alone has made the most impact for me professionally and personally. The infusion room is very comfortable and clean, and I felt perfectly safe during the infusion knowing that Dr Tran was monitoring every aspect of it.

I cannot thank Peter and Anthony enough for this entire experience. I’ve explored different modalities to help with my anxiety and depression and the Zylem team helped me understand how ketamine therapy could benefit me. I was excited, nervous, curious, anxious going into this, hoping to alleviate some of the restraints that I felt kept me from living my life to the fullest. I finished my series and left feeling hopeful, ambitious, capable, and confident. I best described my life before treatment as fulfilling a role and completing a script that had been written by someone other than me. Now, after treatments, I feel as though I have full control over what my life can be. I'm not fulfilling anyone else's idea or expectation of who I should be. There’s still a long road ahead, but the catalyst that ketamine therapy offered to me is incredible.