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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for long-term depression
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 11, 2025 | Replies (187)Comment receiving replies
Is this ANYTHING like electro-shock therapy? Once a barbaric practice, it has gained a new popularity in the last 20 years or so, due to the the fact that electro-shock therapy is virtually painless because you're heavily sedated into unconsciousness before said therapy. I've never had it done, but I've read it actually helps people with schizophrenia.
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@mojosteve1961 ECT impacts everyone differently. Some people have ECT three times a week for decades with no memory issues. It's typically used on patients when medications aren't effective.
Below I have linked information from Mayo Clinic about ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/about/pac-20393894
May I ask if you use psychiatric medications and are looking into ECT as an alternative?
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I don’t know, but ECT did effect your short term memory.