Anyone familiar with S.A.I.N.T.?
This is a fairly new treatment for depression
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-treatments/s/stanford-accelerated-intelligent-neuromodulation-therapy.html
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@crabby55
I have never done TMS. I do Spravato.
I wrote Johns Hopkins about this protocol. Their response was, they are looking for similar protocols, but would probably not be doing this one because of the cost involved.
Things are looking hopeful, though. Now that Stanford has proven a valuable protocol, others will follow along. Eventually.
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1 ReactionI have had ECT and it was the worst thing that happened to me because I lost years I've lost at least 3 years that I do not remember that was very important to me. It helped for 6 months and then it stopped. I used TMS did not work for me
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3 ReactionsPost ECT I lost a lot of memories also. But doctors denied that it was from the ECT. So frustrating and sad!
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2 Reactions@synthiame I also had a negative experience with ECT. I had to stop after 5 treatments because it gave me horrible depersonalization which lasted MONTHS! I had high hopes because it successfully helped my grandmother and many people are helped by it. I did not lose memory .
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2 ReactionsI did ECT a few different times in my life. I lost the majority of my memories of my children's childhood. It was hands down the worst decision I ever made. It only made me a zombie, and what I lost was devastating.
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