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Hello there,
I am currently on antidepressant and antianxiety medication. I have severe anxiety and have recently been treated with ECT for major depression.
My psychiatrist is considering TMS - has anyone experienced this treatment? My current symptoms are more anxiety than depression. I’m experiencing overwhelming dread/nervousness, an underlying ‘jittery’ feeling, derealisation, stress.
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Hi Maggie
I get TMS pretty regularly....it works. I find the lows aren't as low as they were before I had ect or before my first round of tms. I get maintenance tms so I go in every 6 months or so for a course, sometimes every 3 months. No side effects like ect or general anaesthetic which was knocking me around when I was having maintenance ect.
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Hello Kate-ey,
Thank you for your reply. It is much appreciated. Can I ask if you received TMS mainly for depression, or anxiety too?
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I have both but my depression is worse or harder to manage than the anxiety. I find both improve but I don't know how much the anxiety is wrapped up with the depression eg is it improved because I'm more anxious when the dep is bad? They do different 'protocols' for different conditions....different places on the head, different frequencies....
