Ketamine Wellness Institute (Chapel Hill)

Katherine Walden

Mental illness is a cancer that eats away at your brain and destroys your relationships, except that with cancer, you tend to have people that are on your team. I have lived my life doing different forms of treatment and came to this with skepticism, and I could never have dreamed what 6 sessions have done for me. I can sleep for the first time in my life and so many other physical manifestations of my complex ptsd, anxiety and depression are gone. Please, if you suffer, you do not have to anymore! Dr. Lateef, Christy, and Paula are all amazing and you will find a loving and caring environment filled with humans who want to help you. Thank you all so much.

Mike Confidential

I've got a NEW LIFE following 7 treatments. It's been nothing short of a miracle. I've never been this happy. I'm in my mid-50s and was in mind-prison from ADHD. It's taken a COMBINATION of therapy twice a week from an experienced therapist along with the Ketamine. Getting off all social media, cutting out unnecessary noise, living a life with purpose, meditating, and living in-the-moment somehow have resulted in me finding my personal "Nirvana". I've never been this kind of happy nor at this level of happiness before. It's been over a year since my treatment and I don't think I'll need to go back. Dr. Lateef made the experience as comfortable as it possibly could be. They have this down and perfected. The medication can be a bit intense, but a combination of the environment and the kind of interaction we had where all of my questions and concerns were always carefully and thoughtfully addressed. Over the past decade, I've tried every pharma-med for ADHD and anxiety you can name. Abilify left me with Akathisia. It felt like the end of the road for me when I went into the Ketamine Wellness Institute. Little did I know that I would emerge a few months later the person I've always dreamed of becoming. If you've got ADHD or anxiety, I urge you to try this. Please... you owe it to yourself to consider it. I hope everyone has this kind of experience. 🙏 I'm so grateful for what Dr. Lateef gave me, a new life.

Meg C

I cannot speak highly enough about Dr. Bilal Lateef and the Ketamine Wellness Institute. My experience was completely life-changing and it far exceeding my expectations, in terms of treating my treatment-resistant depression. Dr. Lateef is so very compassionate and highly skilled that I felt secure before, during, and after each infusion. What a blessed relief to have found this! Also, I feel fortunate to be living in an era where this kind of option is available and my sincere hope is that it will become more the norm for people suffering long-term serious depression, as well as other major issues.

Poppy Bridgeport

I am under the care of many doctors and medical professionals due to several chronic illnesses I suffer from. Dr. Lateef is one of the best doctors I have ever had. He is everything you would want and need in a doctor with his authentic compassion, professionalism, competency, and integrity. It is evident that he keeps up with the current literature and research within his expertise. He thoroughly explains the details of treatment and discusses them in a way that is respectful by allowing space and consideration for my input and ideas. My depression has been quite severe for all of my adult life (I am now 36 y/o) and extremely treatment resistant. I have tried more medications than you can count on both hands, went through months of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), participated in over a decade of talk therapy.. all with minimal relief. Holding a job, having healthy relationships, and enjoying a normal fulfilling life has been a constant struggle. It became even worse after developing chronic illnesses that were physical in nature. I have suffered with daily suicidal ideation for years, the feelings of not wanting to exist were constant. Ketamine infusion treatment has been the only thing that has begun to give me my life back. Just after the first infusion, I experienced an incredibly drastic shift in my mood and felt more mental clarity than I had in years. During my initial set of infusions and up until I received my first maintenance infusion, I experienced ZERO suicidal ideation. It was shocking and just simply amazing. I was able to observe and react to my feelings in new ways I had never been able to do before. I thought to myself “this must be what it’s like to have normal thinking and to feel contentment.” I needed my first infusion about 2 months after the initial set of 6 infusions. If you have the resources and it is determined that Ketamine infusion therapy is appropriate for you, I strongly recommend it.. you cannot put a price on peace of mind. For anyone who, like myself, has felt the dread and hopelessness that depression burdens you with, Ketamine is a game changer. I had resigned myself to never getting better. But my husband had faith in me and more importantly, he had faith in the evidence based research showing how effective ketamine administered intravenously was for treatment resistant depression. Not only does provide relief from the chains of depression but, from what I understand, it’s actually healing your brain. So it’s not like taking pills, which felt like the equivalent to slapping a bandaid on a constantly open wound. Ketamine has also aided in relieving my severe anxiety and OCD. It even significantly decreased the frequency and severity of my debilitating chronic migraines. I can now make occasional plans and not be worried that I will almost definitely have to cancel. I still have a lot of debilitating physical symptoms, but I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for the first time in my life. If for some reason it is determined that ketamine is not an appropriate treatment for you, I’m almost positive that Dr. Lateef will still be more than happy to discuss other options to help you find the help you need. He has taken time out of own personal time to discuss my struggles with pain management with a shoulder injury that I have. He is just the best. When a doctor becomes a doctor, they take an oath to do no harm. Dr. Lateef not only adheres to this crucial oath, he truly encompasses everything the declaration states. I will be forever grateful to Dr. Lateef and all he has done for me in helping me achieve a better quality of life.