Posted by uncouth on September 13, 2008, at 17:44:07
Hi,
I have an appointment with a doctor affiliated with Stanford who does rTMS treatments in two weeks. I was wondering if anyone had experience with rTMS, and if it was effective for them. I'm struggling with the darkest depression of of my 5year BP2 dx. It was minimally responsive to nardil at 90 though may not have given it enough time, and responsive about 60% to parnate at 40, but the side effects were horrible and did not seem to abate.
So the new idea is transitioning to Pristiq (have had success with effexor in the past, but I don't like SNRIs because they make me feel a bit blissed out and apathetic and compulsive). Hoping the addition of Abilify will help with the SNRI side effects and the addition of rTMS will appropriately fix the deep limbic dopaminergic structures which I could definitely feel were being stiumulated by the Parnate.
Anyone have any positive experiences to date with rTMS? Or with the Dr. "S" (please babblemail me if you would rather not post Dr. comments on this board).
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