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Need help! Depression and anxiety
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 20 4:09pm | Replies (227)Comment receiving replies
Have had to deal with being depressed since I was young. Have had to deal with it on my own also. Parents did not believe in helping with therapy, Meds. Has been hard to get thru it at times on my own. Ended up in the psych ward a few times, tried to kill myself. On Meds and in therapy again now. When will it ever end? Just want to feel normal for once. I am so tired of therapy and have been trying to get my therapist so mad at me that will will tell me that she can no longer see me. Pushing my family away, pushing everyone as far away from me as possible. Work is becoming so hard to get up to go to. I feel so lost right now and I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?
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Recently I just found out about TMS stands for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation . I start the treatment nextMonday and very excited about it. You can find out more about it on U-Tube. Hopefully after my 5 weeks of treatment I will need no antidepressants anymore . I've had depression for at least 30 years. Been on many meds that would help for awhile then change to another. The good thing about this TMS is you're awake it takes 371/2 min 5 days a week. Best of all both Medicare and my secondary insurance will pay for it! You are under a Physchrist care. Will keep you posted! Barb<br><br>
I am very, very interested in the results of your treatment. As I've said before, I had several treatments when it was first started. Please let us know your experience as you move through it.
My insurance won't pay for it, they'll pay for ECT but not TMS as TMS hasn't been approved by the FDA for Bipolar Disorder.
What is TMS? I had severe depression and the last result was to have ECT's, several.<br><br>
TMS is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. It's a device that that is used on your head that throws off an electrical impulse. It is not as effective as ECT. You can read more about this procedure online.
Here is some information about transcranial magnetic stimulation from Mayo Clinic http://mayocl.in/1QmRxP3
Check again if Medicare will pay most any ins should.and it is FDA approved<br><br>
Not FDA approved for people with Bipolar Disorder.
I will and I start tomorrow
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Obviously the meds. you are on are not working, it's probably time for a change. I had tried at least 30 meds. before I was put on Parnate a MAOI. It made all the difference in the world! Some doctors will not prescribe this older Med. as there are food and drug restrictions with it. I've been on it for quite a long time and haven't had a problem with it, I've even eaten some forbidden foods without a problem. If you go online and read the reviews on Parnate it rates higher in efficacy than any other antidepressant.
Because I am Bipolar I am also on Lithium and Serequel. I really urge you to try Parnate, I can't promise that it will work for you but it doesn't hurt to try it. Good luck!