Have Antidepressants
Failed To Work
For You, Too?
For many people coping with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) antidepressants have proven to provide adequate symptom relief enabling them to resume the life they once enjoyed.
However, some patients experience a form of MDD known as Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) for whom standard medications tend to provide little to no relief. As a result, many depression patients have been trapped in their condition with limited solutions.
TMS is typically prescribed when antidepressants have failed, or the side effects are intolerable. Antidepressants are systemic, which means that the medication is absorbed into the blood stream. This can cause numerous side effects. TMS is a noninvasive, outpatient procedure with no systemic side effects.4,5
Magstim® TMS Therapy for Depression has many unique advantages over other treatments for depression. Antidepressants, for instance, fail to provide an adequate solution to many patients, and often entail harsh side effects3, from nausea, insomnia and anxiety to weight gain and sexual dysfunction, leading many patients to neglect their medication regime.
Another alternative, electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), requires anesthesia and is associated with memory loss9.
Approximately 58% of patients with treatment resistant MDD respond positively to TMS therapy.3