Thread: TMS Any-one?
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Old Oct 08, 2009, 02:04 AM
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Crystalrose the conditions TMS is reported to help are:

Lazy Eye
ALS
Auditory Hallucinations (Schizophrenia)
Chronic Pain
Dsyphasia
Dystonia
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Major Depression
Migraine
OCD
Parkinson's Disease
Phantom Limb
Stroke
Tinnitus (Ringing in the ears)

Thanks for your feed back shezbut that is good to hear. rmdctc - As for sites I am just googling and seeing what comes up.

My p'doc said that treatment takes a month as an inpatient. It wouldn't take long to get the treatment, more a matter of waiting for a private room. As to cost I'm not sure, but seeing as it is experimental here they would cover the cost due to the fact that it is still in the research phase. I really need to talk to a nurse practitioner who liases with patients for the exact details. I am hoping to phone her tomorrow.

Grayness - I also like the fact that it is non invasive. I know of many people who have had ECT and lost chunks of memory that they cant get back and they didn't really have much benefit from that. Others have benefited from ECT but they also need ongoing top ups.

I have a leaflet here that says I may be asked to give a saliva test or blood test as part of the trial, something to do with genetic testing.

Ah well.... still checking into it. If it can knock my migraines on the head, its got to be a bonus.

Thank you all so much for your responses I will let you know what I hear from the phone call.
Thanks for this!
shezbut