Augmentation...I need an anti-anxiety med anyway! And a stimulant!
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a major study called Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) ... the largest and longest study ever of depression treatment
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i'm gunna have to find this ....as this is the first i've heard of it either.
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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). VNS uses electrical impulses with a surgically implanted pulse generator to affect mood centers of the brain. The FDA approved this treatment in July 2005 for certain cases of severe or chronic, treatment-resistant depression.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS is an experimental procedure that uses magnetic fields to alter brain activity. A large electromagnetic coil is held against your scalp near your forehead to produce an electrical current in your brain.
Deep brain stimulation. This is a highly experimental treatment for depression in which the brain is stimulated with surgically implanted electrodes.
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I was reading about VNS last night on the NAMI website or in that NYTimes article Teach posted and from what i read....the research studies conducted so far don't show much positive outlook for it's use....as it was reveald that of those who had the implant: those who didn't even have thiers turned on faired the same as those who did.
TMS and deep brain stimulation are both new info for me so i can't offer any personal anything.