TMS treatment!

If medication isn't working for your depression see if your psychiatrists office does TMS. Or see if they can reffer you to a place that does it. What is TMS? Well it stands for transcranial magnetic stimulation. Doing TMS is suppose to help with depression when antidepressants don't work. I know this sounds scary but it really isn't. It's just a little uncomfortable. 

What they do is place a helmet that is hooked up to a machine on your head and every 20 seconds a thing in the helmet will tap your head 3-4 times. It feels and sounds like a woodpecker tapping your head. It doesn't necessarily hurt it's just an uncomfortable feeling. You do eventually get use to it though.

You do 36 treatments overall over the span of 7 weeks. You will go everyday except for Saturday and Sunday. The treatment is only 20 minutes each day. The first treatment though is 40 minutes due to the fact they have to map out the area on your head that they are trying to target. I guess everyone is different in that sense. Also the guy running it said the first weekend I might be a little depressed due to the fact I just started and going 2 days without it might make me depressed. I didn't have that problem though. 

Before you start they will have to get approval from your insurance to see if your insurance will cover the treatments. I would reccomend doing this after you meet your deductable for the year cause it is a bit costly since you will have a co-pay each time you go. Or you can see if your psychiatrist office can work out a payment plan for you so you don't feel overwhelmed by the cost. 

Overall I would reccomend doing this if you suffer from depression and medicine won't work for you. It really helped me a lot. The only downside I saw from this was it took about an hour and a half out of my day. That includes driving there, waiting to get called, doing the treatment and driving home. So if you work this might not be a good treatment for you. 

So in conclusion if you suffer from depression and medication isn't working for you ask your psychiatrist if he does TMS or knows someone that does TMS. You will be happy with the results. 

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