A common side-effect with TMS treatment for depression is improved cognition! TMS shouldn’t be brought into play in the fourth quarter of the game. We see the positive impact it can have and urge doctors across specialties to consider TMS therapy earlier in their patients’ treatment plans in the hopes that we can shorten the length of their suffering.
Patients don’t have to settle for living in a disconnected fog, struggling to get by as they try to function with their depres- sion. With therapy like TMS, remission from depression can be achieved.
Most insurance providers cover TMS to treat depression (depression only at this time) after a pre-approval process. The com- mon requirements are that one must have tried at least 4 different antidepressants with one from a different class, and also have done psychotherapy. TMS is available by prescription and typically administered daily for six weeks and then a taper over the next 3 weeks. Treatment sessions last approximately forty-five minutes and are administered by a TMS Coordinator who stays in the room and monitors the treat- ment. Unlike electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), TMS is non-invasive, allows one to resume daily activities immediately fol- lowing treatment sessions and is free from systemic side effects often associated with antidepressant medications.
TMS is a medical procedure and requires a prescription from a psychiatrist. Our Medi- cal Director, Dr. Miles Simmons, MD, is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurol- ogy and Dr. Ed Bilotti, MD, an Affiliate TMS Provider is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addition Medicine. Dr. Sean McCloy, MD is a Board-Certified Diplomate in both Family Medicine and Holistic Medicine and an Affiliate TMS Provider who oversees patients in treatment for illnesses other than depression. Crystina Mendolia, BS in Psychology and Neurology from UNE, manages and delivers the TMS treatments and Elliott Comeau, trained as a TMS Coor- dinator also delivers the treatments. Call or email for a free consultation and see if TMS is a good fit for you. 207.233.8804. Info@
neurohealthmaine.com. See ad on page 20.
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