If your depression is resistant to treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation could help. With no side effects or recovery time needed, TMS therapy treats depression effectively. Here at the Laurel Grove Medical Center, our experienced, trained technicians can provide you with the right TMS treatment for your specific needs.
What is TMS and How Does it Work?
Essentially, it’s stimulating the cells in your brain that control your mood using safe magnetic energy. Your brain releases neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and so forth. Those dealing with major depression very well may have an imbalance of those chemicals. By stimulating the parts of your brain that can release those chemicals, TMS can help with your depression in part by restoring that balance.
Absolutely. This therapy has been used to treat major depression for many years now. At most, some patients do report experiencing slight discomfort in their scalp or a mild headache. The majority of patients experience no side effects at all.
As for the treatment itself, it just feels like you’re being lightly tapped on the scalp. Each session lasts for as long as 19 minutes and as few as 3 minutes. In less time than it takes you to watch a TV show, you could take steps forward to effective depression treatment. You don’t have to wait around afterwards, either. You can resume your normal activities, stepping right back into your life with no recovery time.
Nothing is strapped to you, no electrodes are attached to your head, or anything of that nature. The treatment is entirely non-invasive. TMS only targets the specific parts of your brain that involve your mood. It doesn’t target any other part of your brain. So, you don’t have to worry about it affecting your memory, how you think, or anything like that.
Major depression/treatment-resistant depression are the most common symptoms that TMS treats. When your depression won’t respond to anything else, it very well may respond to TMS.
Beyond that, it has also been proven to help with anxiety as well as OCD. Additionally, TMS has been shown to effectively treat many disorders, such as bipolar, ADHD, panic disorders, PTSD, BPD, ASD, and others.
TMS could be the appropriate treatment for you if you’re struggling with anything mentioned above. That said, this treatment may not be appropriate for you should you have a history of epilepsy, seizures, or similar concerns. You could also be better served by other treatments if you have metal in your neck or head.
It can even help with chronic fatigue, dementia, and the like. When you reach out to us for a free consultation, we’ll go over what you’re looking for so as to make sure TMS is right for you.
Studies have shown that 40% and more of patients with major depression have seen real, lasting relief from TMS.
Moreover, many patients have begun to experience improvement after just one to two weeks of treatment. Now, every patient is different. You may not see results until you’ve had more treatments over a long period of time. But, this treatment has been proven to be effective for those who have not responded to medications, antidepressants, talk therapy, and similar treatments.
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