u/QuietSurrender

Almost done and no improvement, are they doing it on the correct side?

I’m almost done with 7 weeks of rTMS for depression, I just have 1 session left. I have seen zero improvement. In fact, I’ve only become more depressed. This week I saw a comment that said they do TMS on the right side for anxiety related symptoms and the left side for depression and mood related symptoms. So I did a google search and found results all saying the same thing. At my appointment yesterday I asked my TMS tech how do they decide which side to target and he said they always target the right side because “that’s where the neocortex is for serotonin and dopamine.” So now I’m confused. Are they doing it on the wrong side? Is that why it’s not working? Or is he right? What side did you guys get it on for depression?

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u/QuietSurrender — 2 days ago