Depression Understood Forums

Hi Lisa, rTMS is repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. I did a quick Google on it and I think it's approved in the US. There are a number of scientific publications on it. It's giving good results in the treatment of meds-resistant depression, and most people just report a burning sensation ...

Hi Lisa, All those words sound quite familiar except "drug-resistant" - nobody's ever called me that though they still haven't found the right mix for me just yet, and I describe myself as intractable. I feel for you. The process you're going thru is pretty standard, FWIW. My first psychia...

Hi John, Thanks for your reply. Really. I wasn't sure that anyone would answer my post. I wasn't sure anybody understood what I meant about musical meds...for anyone who's wondering, it's the process of finding a medication that works for you. To do that you have to sample a bunch, wait a while, and...

Going a bit outside my comfort zone to ask for some help. I started my fourth round of musical meds for bipolar II on Feb 2. Like the 3 previous rounds this means I'll be going through at least a few months of...hell. I've been asked to tough out the latest drug regimen for another 2 weeks but at th...