Tms Treatment Side Effects

Rarely tms causes headaches or dizziness.

Tms treatment side effects.

But no evidence suggests that it affects the memory like. The idea of getting your brain jolted with electricity generated by magnetic pulses may provoke a bit of fear. These events are transient. The most common side effects of ect are confusion short term memory loss and muscle aches.

During treatment you may feel a light tapping on your head and hear clicking sounds. This typically occurs only during the first week of treatment. Adverse effects of anti depressant medications include. They occur during the tms treatment course and do not occur for most patients after the first week of treatment.

Headaches lightheadedness burning sensations on the scalp and in extreme cases seizures. There is a rare risk of seizure associated with the use of neurostar tms 0 1 per patient. Tms seems to have few risks and side effects. Weight gain sexual dysfunction gastrointestinal upset dry mouth weight gain sedation.

But these were all said to be temporary and should not last any longer than two to four weeks after treatment. The most common side effect is pain or discomfort at or near the treatment site. The side effects listed seemed pretty minimal to me. The most common side effect associated with tms therapy is temporary discomfort at or near the treatment site during treatment.

That afternoon i discussed all my findings with my wife.