Posted by Chris O on December 18, 2014, at 1:43:46
In reply to Re: rTMS after two weeks, posted by b2chica on December 18, 2014, at 1:07:52
Hi, b2chica:
Thanks for checking in with me. I am not doing deep TMS. I am doing, what I guess is now the "earlier" version of TMS, the one approved in 2010 (or thereabouts). The "r: in rTMS stands for "repetitive." I am using the Neurostar machine, the one that I think is pretty much the standard for rTMS. (The Brainsway machine seems to be the standard for deep TMS.) I am basically done with my treatment (32 treatments so far) and I can say that it is not doing much for me. I am still greatly with my anxiety symptoms and were not much of my life taken care of by my wife, I would venture to say that this treatment has done nothing for me. It's a bummer. There may be slightly more reduction in symptoms than I am admitting to, but at best, it's mild. The other thing I have noticed is that it is sometimes more difficult for me to concentrate after the treatments (and perhaps in general), but I don't know what that means. Anyway, if it hasn't hurt me in any way, I guess I'm no worse for the wear. If it has, it's another thing I can blame psychiatry for. Hope you are doing well and thanks again for responding to my posts.
Chris
poster:Chris O
thread:1073437
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20141120/msgs/1074315.html