Terabith Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Not in crisis or anything, just trying to do research to have thoughts for the next time things go sideways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 @maizeknows about TMS, iirc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I was close to ketamine, but then I found results with a new modality(Accelerated Resolution Therapy). If my depression returns as bad as it was I will consider ketamine. The research is solid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Anything in particular that you want to know? My sister runs a ketamine clinic for the VA, and I could shoot her specific questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwind Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Lurker here- I have not used either Ketamine or TMS for my depression yet, however I have an intake with our local TMS center pretty soon to start the process of getting the treatment. I considered Ketamine but my insurance didn't cover it and I know you have to get pretty frequent infusions to really get the full effect. I chose TMS because I have severe treatment resistant depression and ended up inpatient several times over the last year. Antidepressants had no effect whatsoever on me- I know that TMS has pretty good outcomes and it is so much less invasive than ECT. I was told that I will probably have to get the treatment 5 days a week for 4-6 weeks which is a small price to pay if it ends up working. I know that relapse can happen usually around 6mo to a year from your treatments but I know that some insurances will cover retreatment if needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Someone close to me got TMS and it was helpful to them. It is every day for 4-6 weeks and then they taper down. You can go back for longer or even later additional sessions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, sandwind said: Lurker here- I have not used either Ketamine or TMS for my depression yet, however I have an intake with our local TMS center pretty soon to start the process of getting the treatment. I considered Ketamine but my insurance didn't cover it and I know you have to get pretty frequent infusions to really get the full effect. I chose TMS because I have severe treatment resistant depression and ended up inpatient several times over the last year. Antidepressants had no effect whatsoever on me- I know that TMS has pretty good outcomes and it is so much less invasive than ECT. I was told that I will probably have to get the treatment 5 days a week for 4-6 weeks which is a small price to pay if it ends up working. I know that relapse can happen usually around 6mo to a year from your treatments but I know that some insurances will cover retreatment if needed. Thank you! That's very helpful. I think our area doesn't do ketamine infusions; they do the nasal spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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