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TMS & Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- TMS has been recommended by the American Psychiatric Association since 2010 and FDA cleared since 2008 for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
- TMS is free from common antidepressant drug side effects such as weight gain and sexual dysfunction. TMS is not to be confused with ECT, and it does not affect cognitive function such as memory.
What does TMS feel like?
- You will be seated in a chair in a relaxed position.
- The magnetic coil which delivers the TMS is positioned on the left front side of the head, over the part of the brain called the Left Dorso-Lateral Prefrontal Cortex.
- You will hear a clicking sound and feel a tapping sensation on your head when the magnetic pulses are delivered.
How long does TMS Therapy take?
- FundaMental Health offers Express TMS® which lasts only 3.9 minutes a session!
- Express TMS® uses new Theta Burst technology
- In select cases, FundaMental Health offers standard TMS, lasting 18.8 minutes minutes or longer
- One treatment is given per day, 5 times per week, over a period of 4-6 weeks.
What is Theta Burst?
- Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS), also called Express TMS, is a newer form of TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation). Here, the magnetic pulses are applied in a certain pattern, called bursts.
- Research studies with TBS have been shown to produce similar if not greater effects on brain activity compared to standard rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation).
- Conventional TMS procedures typically last up to 37 minutes per session whereas TBS can go down to as little as a few minutes' duration with the same great results!