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Depression: What treatment can I try after so many years?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 21, 2023 | Replies (181)Comment receiving replies
My daughter has been suffering from depression and anxiety for 10 years and has struggled to finish school because depression is debilitating and anxiety to the point she can’t do anything She is now trying TMS therapy it’s a type of magnetic pulse therapy to the part of brain that controls these issues
We want to try anything to help her feel good . 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 a lot in hopes that my daughter feels good again. If you decide to try good luck It takes dedication 7 weeks everyday except weekends
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@berard10
Hi, berard10!
I hope TMS is going to work for her. I know it does for many people. I heard about Transcranial Magnetic therapy from a close friend. For her, it worked after only 6 (six !) treatments, so I hope it is going to help your daughter too. I couldn't take it, even though I so much wanted it to work. I know it is NOT listed among the side effects, but all of a sudden I got toothache and I started having such bad pain in the right side of my belly, where my right ovary is, that I had to go to the emergency room after my fifth treatment. I also started getting hot flushes like crazy. When I called the center where they gave me TMS and asked them to check with the doctor if TMS in some way affects the endocrine system they said the doctor had said it did not, that the only side effects they knew of were the known ones: pain at the treatment site, headache, and toothache and they all go away after a little while. Well, to make a long story short: I stopped after my 5th treatment. I kept having a pain in my ovary for a little while after I interrupted TMS, while hot flashes continued bothering me for much longer).
But, as I said, I hear TMS does help many, so I do hope the 36 treatments your daughter is going to take also will help her to get ridden of her debilitating depression and anxiety. I wish you and your daughter the very best and thank you so much for sharing your experience. 😊 Merry Christmas to you and to your family!
Have you tried Trintellex? It is an antidepressant that has worked well for me!!
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I had a diagnosis of Clinical depression and severe anxiety at age 18. I’ve had all possible treatments. In March of this year I began taking oral Ketamine at home snd had very good results. Perhaps they could help. @jokarr60