Posted by Chris O on December 23, 2015, at 23:50:32
Back in the early 2000s, some of these CES (cranial electrotherapy stimulation) devices were a bit of a rage in the alternative to drugs for anxiety/depression/pain world. I bought one--the Alpha Stim--on the advice of a therapist I had been seeing for many years. The Alpha Stim works by providing mild electrical stimulation to your brain via electrodes attached to your ear lobes. I do feel like this device caused/causes some type of mild antidepressant effect, but I have never gotten any sustained antidepressant build up over time (like I got with SSRIs the first time I used them), or any long-term relief from anxiety or depression. I was wondering if any babblers still present have tried or had success with this or any other CES device. (I also have a CES device from a company called Mind Alive in Canada that incorporates sound (binaural beats) and flashing lights with CES.)
Chris
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