Anxiety & Depression

“Dr. Ivy changed my life! I’m so grateful. After nearly two years of struggling with chronic infections, depression, anxiety, insatiable cravings, weight gain, digestive problems, and insomnia, Dr. Ivy’s attentive care and thorough treatment plan has me feeling like a whole new woman. I’ve rediscovered my energy, passion, joy, healthy sleep patterns, normal digestion, and balanced appetite. It’s amazing! Thank you!!!”

— Kacey C. - SOURCE: GOOGLE REVIEWS

Occasional anxiety is normal. Perhaps you are having a stressful day at work, are planning a wedding or the MTA has added major delays to your morning commute. In stressful times our body sends “fight or flight” signals throughout our body. Our heart rate increase as does our blood pressure. But as soon as the event passes we are fine and we can go on with our day. When anxiety occurs daily it can interfere with our ability to enjoy social situations or be productive at work or school or even worse it can keep up us at night. Many of my anxiety patients have also suffered from panic attacks or obsessive compulsive tendencies. At this point it might feel that medication might be the only answer because you can’t deal with the anxiety anymore.

Similarly everyone once in awhile gets the blues. Maybe we recently went through a painful breakup, were passed up for a promotion or lost a loved one. But if you have been experiencing fatigue, difficulty concentrating, loss of interest or pleasure in work or hobbies, feelings of worthlessness, major changes in weight, difficulty or over sleep you most likely have depression. You would hardly be alone as one in 3 Americans are diagnosed with depression and one in 10 Americans are currently on antidepressants. The problem with antidepressants is that they only mask symptoms and often come with side effects such as weight gain and loss of libido.

With naturopathic medicine, Dr Ivy can find the root cause of your anxiety and depression so you can live a more fully functional life.

Is Naturopathic Telemedicine effective for my mood disorder?

Absolutely! Even before the pandemic Dr Ivy has offered virtual appointments to patients for various reasons including international and out-of-state patients, patients with small children, patients with mobility or transportation issues and patients preferring the convenience of having their appointments from their home or office.  These patients have been able to achieve the same results as Dr Ivy’s in-office patients as Dr Ivy uses:

  • A HIPAA compliant electronic medical records system called CHARM

    • Patients can upload past diagnostic and blood work as well as recommend additional testing including the DUTCH test for review.

    • Uses a private and secure version of Zoom.

  • An online Dispensary for patients to easily order physician grade herbs and nutrients that are quickly delivered to the patient.