Posted by ravenstorm on July 27, 2005, at 19:51:18
In reply to Re: To Ant-Rock » denise1966, posted by Ant-Rock on July 27, 2005, at 16:18:07
Anthony-
Here is a web site for VNS.
www.vnstherapy.com
As far as rTMS, it probably hasn't improved much since you had it. (As far as I know). There are two Mindcare centers in Canada doing it. They are claiming an 80% success rate, which i just can't believe based on the outcomes in the clinical trials in the U.S. right now. A doctor in Atlanta is also doing rTMS off label.
Someone on this board was recently touting the benefits of ECT, but my poor depressed brain can't remember who at the moment. On another board I post to there is another person who is very happily receiving ECT at the moment. But, like all things, I'm sure you can also find people who thought it was the worst thing ever, so, what do you do? I get so sick from general anesthesia that I can't imagine that I'd be at all functional during the entire course of treatment. The two people who are currently having ECT and doing well seem to bounce right back after each treatment, which I can't imagine given that they have to knock you out. I think I'm just much less resilient than most people. Sigh.
***Could you please tell me what deep brain stimulation is! Thanks!
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