Posted by Pfinstegg on March 20, 2005, at 16:13:51
In reply to Re: rTMS promising treatment or not? » Pfinstegg, posted by KaraS on March 18, 2005, at 20:22:18
As far as I know, three babblers have tried TMS- me privately- "off-label", and two others as part of studies. I think I'm the only one who thought it was helpful; I don't know, with the others, where the electromagnet was placed, or what the frequency of the pulses were.All those things make a huge difference, and because it's still being studied, different reseqarchers are trying all different ways.There are a lot of TMS studies going on- about 20 are being sponsored by Neuronetics, a company that makes the device. It looks to me like a good study, and it's being done at major medical and psychiatric centers. I never qualify for any of those because I'm left-handed! I thought it was so encouraging that Columbia is doing one, too. They are real leaders in psychiatry, and are certain to be doing a careful, well-designed study.
I have posted a lot about TMS, where I get it, what the parameters are, etc. I think you'll find it all in the archives if you look under something like "Pfinstegg- TMS". If you can't find all the information you want, let me know.
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