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zanana1

(6,139 posts) Thu Jul 27, 2023, 12:05 PM Jul 2023

Has anyone here tried TMS therapy?

It's offered at my local mental health center. I'm on Venlafaxine right now. I've been taking it for a long time and it isn't helping as much as it use to.

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Has anyone here tried TMS therapy? (Original Post) zanana1 Jul 2023 OP

what is TMS therapy? WhiteTara Jul 2023 #1

TMS Therapy LoisB Jul 2023 #4

Wishing health to you shenmue Jul 2023 #2

No, but I've used a Fisher Wallace device, Susan Calvin Jul 2023 #3

A friend of mine just agreed to do the treatment Chalco Aug 2023 #5

WhiteTara

(29,736 posts)

1. what is TMS therapy?

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 01:01 PM

Jul 2023

LoisB

(7,256 posts)

4. TMS Therapy

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 01:26 PM

Jul 2023

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/about/pac-20384625

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Wishing health to you

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 01:06 PM

Jul 2023

I'm not sure what TMS is. Hope you find something that helps.

Susan Calvin

(1,657 posts)

3. No, but I've used a Fisher Wallace device,

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 01:15 PM

Jul 2023

Which is CES, so maybe it's kind of similar. I think that and hypnosis recordings from a site called Minds in Unison have really helped me. I don't know which one it is or if it's both together, because I started them at about the same time and I'm not about to stop one as an experiment to see which one it is or is it both. Since I can do them both at the same time anyway.

Chalco

(1,312 posts)

5. A friend of mine just agreed to do the treatment

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2023, 01:29 PM

Aug 2023

He has long term anxiety and depression exacerbated now with Parkinson's.

Basically, agoraphobia and depression. Nothing has worked. Prior to pandemic he was able to go outside, drive, etc.
Now he won't leave the house. Multiple meds have been tried. He got a second opinion from a new psychiatrist
who recommended TMS therapy. He's agreed to it. First, session is in 3 weeks. The only issue is getting him out of
the house to do it.

Anyone with any personal info about this would be helpful.

The doc said he will treat both sides of the brain.

Any thoughts?

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