# TMS Therapy For Depression

- Link: https://www.alquimedez.com/tms-therapy-for-depression
- Published: 2021-09-13T07:33:03+00:00
- Author: alquimedezhemo

Depression is a severe mental health issue that affects both men and women of all
ages. It can affect anyone at any point in their lives. Currently, depression is
among the top five prevailing diseases in the U.S. Depression is not always preventable
like many other health issues, and most of the times patients are not even able 
to identify their depression symptoms that can lead to treatment complications and
serious life risk (suicidal thoughts or suicidal attempt). Depression has become
the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. According to the statistics, more than
45,000 people die each year because of untreated depression.

Although it is a prevalent disease, depression is still considered to be a taboo
and a weakness. There are still not many treatments available that can be regarded
as 100% effective for treating the symptoms of depression in the long run. Most 
depression patients can only suppress their symptoms with on-going depression medications
and psychological therapies because most of the commonly available treatments do
not give a 100% relief to most of the depression patients.

With time, more research is being done to determine other effective treatments for
depression. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a newer depression therapy
that is now being considered as an effective depression treatment for patients that
fail to respond to other available methods of treating depression, including antidepressant
courses and multiple psychological therapies.

**What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?**
 TMS is a non-invasive method
that uses electromagnetic induction to stimulate the portion of the brain that plays
a role in mood control and control depression symptoms. During the TMS Therapy, 
an insulated coil is placed over the head through, the magnetic pulses generated
by the coil pass through the skull to the brain without any pain or major complications.
TMS is a safe therapy that does not have any major health effects during the treatment
and any major side effects after the treatment. Most patients only suffer from minor
symptoms like headaches and lightheadedness that subsides with time.

**Can TMS Substitute Other Depression Treatments?**
 The effectiveness and the possibilities
of treating depression with TMS therapy still has a huge question mark. Although
it has shown some amazing results, and many patients have found relief from depression
symptoms from the very first session. On the other hand, many patients did find 
relief even after several successive TMS therapy sessions, and it has even completely
failed for some of the patients. Due to its questionable results, doctors are not
in the position of considering TMS as a 100% successful depression treatment. However,
for many patients that do not respond well to other depression treatments, TMS is
a ray of hope. Many patients have had successful TMS therapy and complete relief
from depression symptoms, so there is a hope that with time and experience, TMS 
will be considered a depression treatment with a 100% success rate.