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Why us?

We are the first ketamine therapy center in Poland.

Experience and development

We have years of experience in intranasal esketamine treatment. Since april 2020 we’ve also been providing comercial intravenous ketamine therapy as the first in Poland. We are constantly expanding our knowledge.

Innovative method

Ketamine has been used in psychiatry for a relatively short period of time but can have spectacular effects. This method brings a very quick therapeutic effect and administered under medical supervision is completely safe. We carry out intravenous ketamine therapy and use esketamine in combination with hypnosis.

Individual approach to a patient

Ketamine therapy is primarily recommended for patients struggling with drug-resistant depression, but I individually consider other cases where it may be helpful.

Not only pharmacological treatment

Besides pharmacological treatment, non-drug interactions are extremely important to the success of therapy, which is why we work with many talented psychologists and psychotherapists on a daily basis.

About me

I am a psychiatrist and a doctoral student and lecturer at the Medical University of Warsaw.

I support my educational process with trainings abroad - in 2018, among others, I became a graduate of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Oxford Summer School and the Lundbeck Academy in Munich. I have presented my research findings with distinction at international congresses.

I require a high level of commitment to the healing process from my patients – with reciprocation.

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What do I do?

Since april 2020 I have been providing commercial intravenous ketamine therapy as the first psychiatrist in Poland.

We also have years of experience in intranasal esketamine treatment. We perform treatments with full security and under controlled conditions.

10 ⁺

years in the profession

70 ^%

effectiveness in treating depression with ketamine, 30-60% in other disorders

1000

infusions

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How can we help?

Ketamine therapy

Ketamine therapy is primarily recommended for people struggling with drug-resistant depression. In addition, a psychiatrist will consider its use on an individual basis for the treatment of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or anhedonia. Find out how the ketamine administration procedure works and what effects it has.

Esketamine therapy

Esketamine, the mirror-image equivalent of arketamine (their mixture is ketamine), is registered for depression. The patient takes the drug SPRAVATO intranasally. This is a much more expensive option than ketamine therapy, but offers the possibility of guided hypnosis during the procedure. Read more on this topic.

Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic consultations

We also invite for psychiatric consultations. My colleagues also conduct psychotherapy sessions, which I recommend to patients so that the effect of treatment is long-lasting.

Pomoc psychiatryczna i psychoteurapeutyczna

Clients about me

Read the reviews

All the reviews come from the Znanylekarz.pl website.

Przeszedłem przez terapię dożylnego podawania Ketaminy u dra Piotra Marcinowicza w miesiącach kwiecień – czerwiec 2021. Składała się ona z 12 wizyt, na początku 2-3 razy w tygodniu, później z coraz dłuższymi odstępami. Do dra Marcinowicza trafiłem „na największym życiowym zakręcie”. Miałem depresję z dużym czynnikiem lękowym oraz bezsenność. Moja rehabilitacja była na różnych polach: terapia standardowymi lekami psychiatrycznymi, psychoterapia, aktywizacja w zakresie sportu i zmiana diety oraz terapia Ketaminą. Dr Marcinowicz prowadził część farmakologiczną (standardową+Ketamina) oraz wsparcie psychologiczne – zachęcał wszechstronnego podejścia do leczenia. Jest lekarzem zaangażowanym, wzbudzającym zaufanie i w pełni profesjonalnym. Udało mi się wyjść „z tego zakrętu życiowego”. Ciężko jednoznacznie wskazać, który z elementów terapii był kluczowy – na pewno istotny wpływ miały zarówno farmakoterapia jak i psychoterapia. Mam jednak głębokie poczucie, że terapia Ketaminą dała ten bodziec, impuls, pozwoliła wstać z łóżka i zacząć działać, pójść dalej i realizować kolejne kroki w terapii – ten pierwszy moment pozytywnej zmiany przy depresji jest nie do przecenienia.

Kuba

What Does the procedure look like?

Process of qualification and preparation for the procedure

Psychiatric consultation

During the consultation, we verify the diagnosis and suggest treatment options for the patient. We take a detailed history to rule out contraindications to treatment. We answer patient questions about the differences between ketamine and esketamine administration and discuss the desired effects of the therapy. If you qualify for ketamine treatment, we require the following laboratory tests prior to your visit: AST, ALT, KREAT, UREA, GLUC, MORPHOLOGY, K, NA, GGTP, GENERAL URINARY TEST, CRP, BIL-T, LIPIDOGRAM, TSH, FT3, FT4.

Administration of ketamine or esketamine

Ketamine is administered intravenously in my presence. The procedure takes about 90 minutes and the patient's vital signs are monitored during this time. Whereas esketamine is taken intranasally by the patient as SPRAVATO. During the treatment process with ketamine or esketamine, therapy with classical antidepressants is not abandoned. It is common that two patients are together on one session.

Regeneration

After a certain period of time, when the patient's condition allows, the patient leaves the medical facility (preferably accompanied by a trusted person). He may not drive any vehicles that day until he sleeps through the night in a restorative sleep.