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@chistiania

Dear @blessedintx,
I was able to find what I wrote to a father who was considering TMS for his young daughter. I wrote about my experience with TMS. I have copied what I wrote to him then, hoping this can be of help to you. So here, it is:
"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!".

This is what I wrote then, and it is pretty much all I can say about TMS.

I hope the TMS treatment - if you decide to undergo it - will be beneficial to you, with no side effects.

All the best to you. ❤

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Hello and thanks for your response! Since I posted, I have had to leave my job due to all of this. Never thought i would see the day that i couldn't make myself work though!! Not a good feeling.
I did drop (as approved by my Psychiatrist (PA) the Lexapro and Trintellix and cut Trazadone down to 50mg. Anxiety escalated so they added Klonopin .5mg 1/2 to 1 pill per day as needed. I haven't used it much as it makes me extremely sleepy.
I did begin TMS last week. I did my 5th treatment today. Am doing 5x week for a total of 35 or 36 treatments. I am feeling "hopeful" today. But who knows what tomorrow will be like?
I definitely don't like the feeling of the treatment itself! But it was slightly less uncomfortable today, so maybe I'm building a tolerance?

Dear @chistiania
I myself have just started TMS treatments and I’m currently on my 10th treatment today. I am also experiencing severe hot flashes and pain on the right side of my belly since the past couple treatments, along with worsening of my anxiety with severe pains in my chest. I am so disappointed because I was very hopeful that this was gonna be what was gonna work for me. I am struggling every day just to get to the next. Since I’ve started experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks, I find myself very sensitive to anything I do or put in my body. And I am still trying to find a treatment that works for me. I’m reaching out to you because you have experienced the same side effects as I and I feel as if I will be needing to stop treatment as well. I was wondering if you mind letting me know what has worked for you medication’s etc.
Thanks