Posted by twinleaf on October 1, 2010, at 19:37:45
In reply to rTMS information, posted by floatingbridge on October 1, 2010, at 18:04:34
Things seem to be falling into place quickly! Keep in mind that you don't have to be concerned about any frightening physical, emotional or cognitive side effects with TMS. The worst thing that can happen is that it won't be helpful. The treatments last about 45 minutes; for the first five minutes, it REALLY hurts, but by the end you are chatting and hardly noticing any discomfort.
It's very interesting that they are testing your serum cortisol. I had that test done, as well as the related dexamethasone suppression test TMS had the effect of lowering my cortisol and changing me from a non-suppressor to a suppressor. This showed that one of the effects of TMS, for me, was a dampening down of the HPA axis. I think beneficial effects on cortisol and having a good result from TMS are pretty closely correlated.Do keep us informed about that - there hasn't been much information about cortisol here.
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