Posted by Pfinstegg on September 19, 2003, at 22:43:26
In reply to rTMS still working, posted by linkadge on September 19, 2003, at 20:43:36
I agree with you- having just had eight "booster" sessions of TMS two weeks ago. In addition to the two effects you mentioned, the doctor who gave it to me cited increased blood flow to the left frontal area and a dampening down of the HPA axis overactivity. I did a medline search when I got back, and there is literature supporting this now- new in the last year.
I posted my experience under "alternatives", but hoped that you would read it to compare magnet placements and intensities.
I know it doesn't last very long- for me it's about 4 months, but I am convinced that it's a really excellent treatment, and does not seem to have any downside. Where I was treated, they are getting about a 65% response rate, but it is "off-label" so the patients are self-selected. (I wonder what "on-label would be). NIMH has finally reported that they have gotten a 55% response rate with high frequency TMS, compared to 66% for unilateral ECT. I was interested to learn that the doctors in Atlanta find an INCREASE in Beck depression scores if it is given to the right frontal region, so they treat only on the left. At McLean Hospital in Boston they are doing brain mapping with MRIs and SPECT to find out what kinds of brain organizations respond best to TMS.
It's very exciting that you have built an effective machine, and that it seems to be so effective. What made you decide to do it three times a day?
Pfinstegg
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