TMS

Has anyone had positive results with TMS? It is mainly for depression if you are bipolar has it made you manic. I was told that if ECT didn’t work that TMS wouldn’t work. Any good or bad experiences please tell me. My dr is really urging me to do it. I guess I will talk to my pdoc about it Friday.

I haven't tried it, but my Pdoc did suggest it. I asked a question about it here a while back and got some replies from people who do have experience with TMS. My conclusion from that and other research was that TMS seems more like a hype than a well-established method at this point. I decided to go for ECT because it has a proven track record and I want to maximize my chances of having a working treatment ASAP. Granted, ECT has more significant side effects, but when I'm feeling bad enough to go for either approach then I can't afford to waste time on unproven methods.

I debated weighing in on this here. If you read the FluffyDinosaur's thread I won't be adding anything new. With that to preface my comment, I have had TMS but didn't see any real benefit from it.