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Hi everyone… I live in Los Angeles… Ive had some issues with depression since i was 24 and i’m now 42. I decided to try TMS after having been feeling pretty well on no medications the past 2 years. Then it slowly started creeping back into my life… till it got so bad that i had to find a doctor.
I found TMS online and my old pdoc in Chicago is doing it exclusively now so thats how i heard about it.
I seem to be having some decent days, and some TMS lift days, but i also seem to be having some days where i feel directly worse after the TMS treatment. I’m currently just taking some Remeron to help weather the rollercoaster. I know 17 isn’t that far in but when i’m in this pain it seems like its been a really long time.
I’m trying to hang in there and keep working. I can do my job but i’m, just not myself, nor give it the all i usually do. But going in the 3 days i work i think help pass the time too.. I guess ive read it all and know it can take a long time to get there. I just dont know what else to do but keep reaching out for help.
I would love to keep up here daily if someone has time to respond. Thank you so much.
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Just finished 20 this weekend and doing much much better! Knock on wood…. the streak keeps going 🙂
Congratulations tmskim for hanging in there! You probably experienced The Dip but if you’re feeling better after #20 then you are on your way! I had what I call the TMS Lift the day after my 19th treatment and although I’ve had up and down days because life itself is a roller coaster ride, the deep, debilitating depression has lifted. HOWEVER, I do have a TMS maintenance program that I use instead of taking medications so it’s important to work with your TMS doctor to establish when s/he thinks you should come for single, maintenance treatments.
In the beginning I hardly needed them for at least 6-10 months. The second year I went maybe 4 or 5 times. Year three I had a serious relapse due to a traumatic experience so I went for 10 consecutive treatments and felt better by #6 and fully back to normal by the 10th treatment. Now I just stay on top of my symptoms. When I notice that I’m feeling weepy and agitated at the same time (and ruminate about people who have died) for over a week, then I know my brain isn’t doing its job so I make an appointment for a TMS session. Usually with 24-36 hour I feel the positive effect of the single treatment. So please keep track of what your depression symptoms are and work with your doctor to establish your maintenance program.
And remember if you were on meds, you’d have to go to the psychiatrist periodically to get it renewed, upgraded, changed, etc. so TMS maintenance is pretty much the same deal. This is a chronic illness that needs constant vigilance.
Hi,how are you doing now? I did TMS 3 years ago and I’m going to go and get what I call a tune up. I haven’t gone yet,but I saw this site and read some of the post. Do most TMS Drs counsel you with talk therapy like mine? In my case this helps a lot. I am hoping my tune up will be successful,I too had a traumatic event that set me back also like Martha Rhodes. Does anyone else have an opinion of talk therapy at the same time as TMS? I live in North Mississippi and have suffered with depression since childhood,I am 61 now. Thanks for any input.
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