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Hi , glad to hear your reponse >>>>> You've hada lot of experience with this illnes. What is DBS, AAP's. My PDoc brought up the vagel nerve stim and I am very resistant to the idea of having that implanted. I know they SAY it's not invasive, but it's awfully new and I'm afraid to try that. I also don't even know that my insurance would pay for THAT ........... I've tried many different combination of meds. Right now, Cymbalts, Zoloft, abilify, dextrostat and ambien to sleep. I am not in any kind of talk therapy and i'm looking for a therapist to go too. I live rurally so it isn't easy. I find that I do better when I don't isolate myslef and get OUT of the house.... but good luck with me forcing me to do that enough........

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DBS is "Deep Brain Stimulation". This by far is the most invasive procedure, but the results have been great. What is done in the case of DBS is a stimulator (probe) (kind of like VGS) is inserted deep into your brain...I believe it is called "area 25" in some articles, and the stimulators are put into your chest wall like VGS. This procedure has had great results with Parkinsons as well as people with OCD. It is now in trials for people with Treatment Resistant Major Depression.......That's me

The reason I am more inclined to do the DBS is because it makes more sense.....medically to me. But I continue to read up on both procedures

AAP's our "atypical anti-psychotics". Because the nature of my depression includes my strong suicidal ideation the AAP's help clear my thinking, which becomes quite disordered when I am severely depressed. No, I don't hear voices or hallucinate.......but that disordered thinking will get me everytime.

My AAP helps the ADs work better for me......or at least that is what the Dr. said when he asked me to try them . But actually, they have helped.

Hope that helped......