Posted by Twinleaf on February 9, 2012, at 7:07:33
In reply to Re: Keep at it » sailboat77, posted by SLS on February 9, 2012, at 6:42:26
As you know, I think TMS can be very helpful; of all the treatments available, it appears to be the most physiologically apt. It is almost always never a permanent solution, though, and the cost of initial and repeat treatments can be very high. I do think it is very worth a try, because it's wonderful, and side-effect-free, when it does work.
The bipolar patient treated successfully with oral ketamine had a strong combination of genetic and traumatic factors: there were several close relatives who were also bipolar, and he had been abandoned by his mother (because of her bipolar illness). His pdoc, who is also mine, looked frankly amazed and thrilled that ketamine had had such a beneficial effect!
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