
The Challenge
We are in the midst of a mental health pandemic and few new treatment options have emerged in several decades.
We continue to suffer from growing numbers of suicides, drug and alcohol abuse. According to the CDC, depression is the leading cause of disability in the US among people aged 15-44 and anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the US, affecting 40 million adults.
Current solutions (antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications) have significant side effects including emotional numbness, loss of sexual appetite, weight gain, drowsiness, addictive and difficult to get off of, insomnia, suicidal ideation, migraines.