Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy: What's your experience?

Was it just one more gimmick/scam?

My brother had TMS. It did not work for him but he was supposed to walk afterward but he did nothing. Not sure if that had anything to do with the outcome.

I have had two 36 continuous treatments of TMS twice in 2 yrs. Did you mean to say "walk afterward'? Not sure but I never had an instruction line that. So more important I think you are asking did it work?:I think it did as I am not depressed but I also take mirtazapine 30mg at nite. So difficult to say. What I will say and continue to say is that over the past 35 yrs. I have committed myself to actual talk therapy. I've seen the same psychiatrist for 30 yrs. But she is also the person who found treatment for me with adult children of alcoholics. (ACOA). I went twice a week to group and individual. It was hard work but I was committed to feeling better about myself. I still see women on reality tv etc who want to do sound baths etc. In place of difficult therapy. I am a firm believer in that my problems developed over a long period of time. Basically my entire childhood. What would make me or anyone else think that I could be helped in a few short days or thru some new age/what's currently popular fix? Therapy is hard and sometimes painful but coming out the other side is so important and freeing. I highly recommend pointing your relative towards therapy.

tMS takes a long time to work. If after 5 weeks you see no improvement, you may want to have your brain remapped. Most ins co will pay for one remapping. 4 weeks after my remapping, I am feeling some improvement. Don’t give up.

I’m currently in the middle of my TMS treatments and just noticed or realized that my PTSD is coming back and I’m more depressed now than I was when I first started. I’m taking Prozac for the past four years and a big side effect is that it makes me numb like I’m just walking through life like a zombie no emotion reactions. It’s a horrible experience. I know these treatments affect everyone differently. I want to know if anyone has had this type of effect from these treatments. I’m considering stopping the treatments because I don’t want to relive the PTSD. Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated.

What you are experiencing can be a side effect for sure. I was just reading about that last night. So, for some it works, for some it doesn’t and for some, it makes them worse. Everything is risky I guess.

I’ve done 2 courses of TMS, but mine were for depression, so not the same as yours, even though I also suffer with migraines. My migraines are controlled by Botox injections every 3 months. My experience with TMS did not reactivate my PTSD, but did help the depression.

Right now I don’t see any benefits coming from the TMS as it seems to be working against me with regards to my depression and PTSD.

I believe I’m in the third category unfortunately, but not sure if I’m going to finish the treatments or not. As I like like I have much to lose.

What is remapping my brain and how is this achieved? How has it helped yourself?