Posted by sailboat77 on February 3, 2012, at 18:40:11
In reply to Re: TMS (8 weeks later), posted by poser938 on February 3, 2012, at 18:01:57
I know that can be frustrating not seeing improvement as quick as you would like, I felt the exact same way. At one point, 10 treatments in, I told my doctor that I was having reservations of even continuing. But the benefits really are gradual and it's hard to tell you're getting better. It was only after 15-17 treatments that I started noticing my mood gradually improving. Remember, it takes a while for your neurons to repair after they've been damaged/faulty for so long.
There are a minority of persons who don't benefit from TMS but the large majority do see their mood improve. I really hope you start to feel better. Also important though is to get involved with CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). I was always a doubter of psychologists and thought medication or TMS would be all I needed. But after being depressed for so long, I needed to reinforce the TMS benefits with changing my thought patterns of rumination, guilt, regret, and pessimistic tendencies.
-Best of luck
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