TMS Progress

I'm sorry you are struggling. I am too. I was hoping for a better outcome for both of us.

So yesterday was my last day of TMS.. Thank goodness! I was so tired of being lightheaded and having neck/back pain.

The good news is I did see a change, the bad news is it was only about 50%. I'll take that over nothing any day! I just wish it would have been my solution. Although I have really bad GAD so I think the only way I could see a full benefit from TMS is if I was able to do the right side GAD protocol as well.

Don't get me wrong even through my anxiety is bad, depression is not completely gone, so it's not like depression was cured leaving me with just anxiety, no such luck. I still have some crying spells, but not as many and I still feel hopeless, but not as often, I am officially mildly depressed according to the test they do... So that's something. Although physical symptoms are still there... So it's rough.. Like being tired after going to the grocery store or doing anything else really, but before I was a complete wreck and couldn't even make it to work. I can now get through the day and smile with only moments of real depressed thoughts.

So, back to the drawing board sort of.. I have to try pills again because my anxiety is just horrible... I worry about everything right now, which is not good. So my new pdoc wants me to try Cymbalta again since it worked before... So here we go again.... Sigh.

Wish I had better news.

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ChangingMyMind, I'm glad the TMS gave you some relief. I take Cymbalta and find it very effective.

So it's been a few weeks since TMS ended and I'm actually feeling better than when it ended. I am not on any antidepressants because we tried again after TMS but I had a bad reaction, possible allergic (itching) so I quickly stopped it.

I am now thinking TMS may have actually done the trick, but I'm just having a delayed reaction. I am thinking about doing another few weeks of TMS to see if I can get fully functional. I think I'm around 80% now, where I would say I started at probably 30%. Granted these are abatrary percentages based on my best assessment of how I felt on antidepressants and what I felt in my deepest part of the depression but that is a considerable improvement. I think my anxiety got the best of me during treatment which lead to negative thoughts about treatment.

This may be premature but I am starting to feel better. I have been in therapy for the last few weeks, not sure if that has helped but I can't see it having a huge improvement so quickly.

I put a call in to the TMS doc to see about doing follow up sessions. We will see what they think. If I end up doing more I will post my progress.

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Good luck!

Thanks @TheWell, how did yours go did you end up stopping?

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I stopped last Friday so it's been done over a week. I ended up having 25 treatments. I'm feeling very low. Struggling to stay out of bed (not successfully today) no motivation, no energy, feeling fragile, tears are at the surface.

Not a successful run I'd say.

Yeah doesn't sound like it. I'm sorry again but at least you don't have to do it anymore. I am pretty much at your point now but compaired to how I was this is much more welcomed.

I hope more TMS will resolve the remaining depression but if not then I will try supplements again. Maybe St Johns wort to start and see how it goes.

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