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Indeed. And I can't help but notice that every discussion is rife with people singing the praises of psychedelics, but TMS is never, ever mentioned. If people w
by _moof 4y ago
Indeed. And I can't help but notice that every discussion is rife with people singing the praises of psychedelics, but TMS is never, ever mentioned. If people were genuinely interested in alternatives to SSRIs for the sake of efficacy, you'd think an FDA-approved, non-pharmaceutical, non-invasive treatment would come up at least once.
- Negitivefrags 4y agoTMS gives me the creeps. I mean ultimately you are inducing current in the brain with magnetic fields. It boils down to the same mechanism of action as electro-shock therapy. Presumably with a lot less destruction of neurons of course. Now electro-shock is one of the most effective at treating depression, and I guess that might be why TMS might be effective too. But I think the reason I ultimately wouldn’t do it is just that it feels like physically altering my brain and it’s a hard pill to swallow. Just like I would be hard pressed to accept a treatment like someone surgically excising a chunk of my brain matter even if a doctor told me it was 100% effective as a cure. Perhaps this is irrational but I just can’t shake it.