NeuroStar TMS Therapy Depression Treatment

Posted: July 8, 2016 at 7:50 am

If you are suffering from depression, you are not alone.1

NeuroStar TMS Therapy may be able to help, with effective, non-drug treatment for depression that is bringing new hope to patients every day.

NeuroStar TMS Therapy is an FDA-cleared safe and effective treatment for adult patients with depression who have not benefited from prior antidepressant medication. It works by stimulating areas of the brain that are underactive in patients with severe depression.

Because it is not a depression drug, NeuroStar TMS Therapy is free from the side effects that patients often experience when they take antidepressant medication.2, 3, 4

NeuroStar TMS Therapy may not be right for everyone. Ask a NeuroStar physician if TMS Therapy may be right for you.

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NeuroStar TMS Therapy is indicated for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to receive satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant medication in the current episode.

NeuroStar TMS Therapy is only available by prescription. A doctor can help decide if NeuroStar TMS Therapy is right for you.

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The most common side effect is pain or discomfort at or near the treatment site. These events are transient; they occur during the TMS treatment course and do not occur for most patients after the first week of treatment. There is a rare risk of seizure associated with the use of NeuroStar TMS (<0.1% per patient).

NeuroStar TMS Therapy should not be used with patients who have non-removable conductive metal in or near the head.

NeuroStar TMS Therapy has not been studied in patients who have not received prior antidepressant treatment.

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NeuroStar TMS Therapy Depression Treatment

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