Published on March 5, 2020. Updated on January 24, 2024. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is proven to relieve symptoms of depression in patients who don’t find symptom relief with other treatments like antidepressants and therapy (1,2). The majority of TMS patients experience no side effects, or mild effects such as…
February 6, 2020
Ready to Try TMS? Contact Us Today! TMS is an FDA-approved treatment option for depression, and studies have shown it to be particularly effective for people who have tried multiple antidepressants with no success. In one study of treatment-resistant patients (patients for whom antidepressants did not work), 58% of…
January 23, 2020
Updated on September 11, 2024 dTMS, meaning “deep TMS therapy”, is a type of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy that is FDA-approved to treat patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), major depressive disorder with anxiety (also known as anxious depression) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Additionally, a more recent development…
August 27, 2019
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a novel therapy for treatment-resistant depression that has been getting a lot of attention recently. Patients who have tried multiple antidepressant medications and are frustrated with results are choosing to try TMS. Several studies prove the positive results of TMS for people with treatment-resistant depression.…
May 15, 2019
One of the most common questions we are asked here at Madison Avenue TMS & Psychiatry is, “How long until I see results with TMS?” The shortest answer is: The time it takes to notice results with TMS depends on each patient. Are there reasons why some people notice a…
April 18, 2019
How the TMS Helmet You’ve Seen on Social Media Works, and Why I Don’t Use It Thanks to some recent viral social media posts, the internet has been buzzing about the “depression helmet,” which is actually a method of delivering transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, also called TMS,…
March 25, 2019
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a painless non-invasive treatment method used to relieve symptoms of major depression. TMS has been proven by numerous studies to successfully reduce symptoms of depression without the adverse effects associated with antidepressant medications. (1,2) But until recently, there has been little research on understanding the…
December 13, 2018
Since the discovery of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of depression in the 1990s, there have been over 90 studies showing positive results — especially for patients who have not responded to antidepressant medications. Given the future potential for this technology, which stimulates the brain by using magnetic…
November 16, 2018
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively novel and highly effective treatment for depression, FDA approved since 2008. During a TMS treatment, the healthcare provider places a metal coil over a specific point on the patient’s head to send magnetic pulses to the brain. These pulses activate neurons in the…
October 11, 2018
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive treatment for depression that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate a specific region of the brain. FDA approved since 2008, TMS has come a long way in winning the support of the medical community and helping many people with depression find something that works…
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