Mental health challenges and physical health challenges often come with very different symptoms. They do have one thing in common, though; They both mess up your life.
With a mental health challenge, the symptoms might not be as obvious as with a physical illness. People might not understand what you’re struggling with or going through, but that doesn’t mean you don’t feel the effects.
Take depression as an example. The things you used to enjoy might not bring you as much pleasure anymore. You might struggle with motivation to even get started. Your symptoms can make doing little things — like daily chores, simple work tasks, or hobbies used to enjoy — feel significantly more difficult.
Fortunately, you’re not stuck in this situation. If mental health symptoms have been interfering with your quality of life, treatment can help you get back on track and back to feeling like yourself again.
Reclaiming your life with TMS
That’s particularly true with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). People who haven’t experienced optimal outcomes with other treatments for depression often get relief with TMS.
For example, we recently treated a patient who was a successful engineer, but was struggling with mental health challenges. He hadn’t read a book in over seven years.
With just two TMS treatment sessions, he got back to reading. Today, he reads regularly. A hobby and way to learn that had felt elusive was back on the table for him.
And this is just one example.
How TMS works to help you get back on track
People can use TMS to reactivate underperforming parts of their brain. By sending targeted magnetic pulses into the key parts of your brain, treatment stimulates neurons and encourages activity in your neural network.
This gives you a way to restore neural activity. And by restoring that neural activity, you get a way to restore your enjoyment in activities like hobbies and pastimes. Reading is just one example.
If you find it difficult to get together with friends, to pursue a passion, or to simply get off the couch, it might be time to talk about TMS.
Exploring TMS for yourself
TMS can be right for you if you’ve tried other treatments for your depression, but haven’t seen the results you want. That’s true even if you’ve experienced minor improvement with treatment like antidepressants. If you feel your symptoms have lifted a bit but you’re still not back to where you want to be, talk with our team.
The FDA has approved TMS specifically for treatment-resistant depression. It gives you a potential way to get more relief than you’ve seen with prescription drugs. As an added benefit. TMS is totally drug-free. That means you don’t need to worry about some of the symptoms that come with antidepressants, including nausea or low libido.
Don’t let depression keep you from the things that used to make you happy or stimulate your mind. We can help you explore TMS to see if it’s a treatment that could help you. To get started, get in touch with our team at Neurology, Psychiatry and Balance Therapy Center today.
