Posted by sailboat77 on February 4, 2012, at 13:01:40
In reply to Re: TMS (8 weeks later), posted by poser938 on February 4, 2012, at 12:27:26
That's actually a good question. I didn't feel any improvement in mood until 15 sessions in and even then I could hardly tell. It wasn't till all my treatments were done that I realized my mood had actually changed over the course of time. My doctor actually increased the intensity of the pulses to kick-start improvement. Also, my doctor told me that there are residual effects with TMS, meaning that even after all your TMS treatments are over, you continue to improve weeks after. This proved to be true in my case. What happens is that the neurons are slowly being repaired so they continue to fix themselves even after you're treatments are over.
I understand any frustration you may feel, I certainly felt that way. I felt a bit hopeless because everything I tried before that had failed and I was really counting on TMS to be the answer. Just hang in there and be patient, as hard as it is, and be aware that your mood won't "noticeably" improve until many sessions in. Keep me updated and let me know how you do.
-Best of luck
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