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Old Nov 06, 2014, 12:35 PM
ChangingMyMind ChangingMyMind is offline
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Originally Posted by NotGivingUpYet View Post
So I'm more than halfway through my TMS. It is still painful but not unbearable. I finally reached 120% and 5000 pulses. However, I am not responding to the TMS. Tomorrow they are going to start bilateral treatment. I am basically hopeless at this point. I feel like I am going to be depressed and miserable for the rest of my life
Hang in there. They say sometimes it takes until week 5 for people to start to see a change. I didn't think it helped me but now I've been done for 2 months I can look back and see it did help in some ways. I think my problem is more anxiety now than MDD which would explain why it didn't fix me completely.

Your protocol seems different. We only did 3000 pulses and only on 1 side, the left side since that's all that is FDA approved.

Are you in the US?

I want to try it on the right side for my anxiety. I read an article yesterday that says TMS is showing to be very beneficial for anxiety in clinical trials. Wish I could find and get into one for GAD.

I hope you start to feel some relief! I know the feeling of hopelessness, believing you will never get out of the depression. Try to think positive. I know it's hard but I can honestly say after 8 months of agony I finaly feel some relief. I'm not out of the woods but a little better and a little is better than nothing. Hang in there my friend!
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Dx: MDD, GAD, Panic Disorder
Rx: None, too many side effects.