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Old Sep 24, 2011, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Oriana View Post
I'm off all meds too. One by one over the last seven years or so since my diagnosis, medication has either stopped working or had serious side effects. The last batch triggered seizures.

I won't lie and say it hasn't been difficult. It has. At least I don't spend most of my time sleeping. That is one positive outcome. I resolved to go out more, although going about in public is sometimes like walking on knives with bare feet. When I was medicated, I simply went nowhere. As I said, I slept most of the time or hide behind my computer.

I'm going to investigate TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) with a doctor's appointment coming up this week. It is a new therapy that uses high-powered magnets to reconfigure the brain. I don't know anyone personally who has had this, so I would love to hear from someone who's been through the treatment and can provide first-person evidence on its effectiveness and any side effects.
I did a thorough investigation of TMS and I'm located near a major hospital where the Dept. of Psychiatry uses it. My insurance would not cover it and price wise it was $ 400-500 per session with several sessions reccomended. I wouldn't qualify income-wise for any financial help either. But my insurance will cover ECT! Go figure. They say TMS is "not proven and experimental" therefore they won't pay.