Posted by psychobot5000 on February 1, 2010, at 21:30:09
In reply to Re: Current thinking on rTMS (efficacy)? » SLS, posted by floatingbridge on February 1, 2010, at 20:14:14
> Hi Scott,
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> 4-5 treatments of approximately 1 hour each. Not sure my insurance would cover them.
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> He was pretty upbeat about the results....
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> fb
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> > Hi FB
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> > > He said it's successful in a high percentage (I forget the number) IF treatment is for six weeks instead of four,
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> > How many treatments per week?
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> > - Scott
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>To answer your original question, fb, I haven't heard or thought much, except that I've found it a little difficult to find recent efficacy data (not that I've looked very hard--anyway I'm only interested in the barest facts--what percentage improved, etc). On the website of the company that seems to make the machines, they had a litte bit posted, but it was not very impressive.
Beyond that, the course recommended to you is interesting: the six week treatment, with 4 or more treatments per week, if I read correctly, but followed only by an 'occasional follow-up.' I imagine this being another single treatment, i.e. 1 visit for 1 hour, every few weeks or months...is this correct? It'd be nice if that were all it took to maintain a response (especially considering how much treatments cost)...do you know if that's what's meant?
Best,
psychbot5000
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