What is TMS?
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy, was FDA-cleared in October 2008 for patients suffering from depression who had not achieved satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant treatment. TMS Therapy is a short outpatient procedure, performed under the supervision of Dr. Lorraine Innes while you remain awake and alert.

Who is it for?
TMS Therapy has been shown to provide relief to people with chronic, treatment-resistant depression. TMS therapy has been shown to work in people who do not receive sufficient benefit from medications or cannot tolerate the side effects caused by them. 

How it works?
TMS Therapy is an outpatient procedure. The treatment course typically consists of 5 treatments per week over a 4-6 week period for 20-30 treatments. Each depression treatment session lasts approximately 18-37 minutes, depending on what the doctor determines is the correct protocol. TMS Therapy is:

• Non-invasive, meaning that it does not involve surgery. It does not require any anesthesia or sedation, as the patient remains awake and alert during the treatment.
• Non-systemic, meaning that it is not taken by mouth and does not circulate in the bloodstream throughout the body.
• FDA cleared for patients who have not benefited from prior antidepressant treatment.

Why it works?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy uses short pulses of magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the area of the brain thought to control mood. It is sometimes referred to as rTMS which stands for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. TMS patients receiving TMS Therapy remain awake and alert during the procedure.

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