Month: January 2020
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #7
Day 7: I took Advil around an hour before the treatment. I’ve been playing with taking it at various times, and so far, this was the most effective time to take it. The magnet was maxed out (for me) at 110 and while it hurt it seemed the Advil helped take the edge off. Last
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #6
Day 6: Wednesday was one of the lowest days I’ve had in months. It was the epitome of why I am torturing myself with magnetic radiation. Pain: How badly did the treatment hurt? Headaches after? Other issues? 4.5/5 –Very Intense, but bearable. Just. Sleep: How’d I sleep? How many hours? Quality? 1/5 – I slept off and on. It
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #5
Day 5: Tuesday’s treatment was okay. I was able to read but the pain was so intense that I had to keep closing my eyes to endure the pain. I’m writing this post on Wednesday in the wake of one of my lowest days in months and easily my worst day since starting TMS. This
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #4
Day 4: The treatments are only conducted on business days and so I had the weekend off to recover from the first three rounds. It wasn’t long enough. I’ve noticed that I exert a great deal of energy keeping the headache at bay. The more tired I am at the end of the day the
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #3
Day 3: I was dreading the treatment on Friday morning. I arrived, headache already well in hand, and hopped into the chair. It was just as bad as I imagined it would be. The pulses started hitting and it was quickly too much. Fortunately, this coincided with the 26-second breaks between pulse barrages. I also