Among the conventional treatments, perhaps the one best known of is antidepressants. This is because it isn’t intrusive, it’s convenient and relatively inexpensive, not to forget effective. Despite antidepressants being the treatment of choice, there are a few other procedures that are used if antidepressants fail to show results. One rigorous treatment procedure is electroconvulsive therapy which works by inducing a seizure on the individual. This regimen has now been considered dangerous and is only used if all other methods fail. Another method is magnetic therapy for depression. It is basically electromagnetic therapy for depression so it still uses electricity to generate the magnetic waves but it is preferred over electro shock therapy for a number of reasons.
Magnet therapy for depression is also called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS. Similar to electro therapy which uses electric therapy to stimulate serotonin production, the magnet therapy depression treatment uses magnetic fields which are sent through the brain to stimulate the release of serotonin. This in turn increases the concentration of the neurotransmitter in the brain.
Magnetic therapy depression treatment works by passing magnetic pulses through the person’s brain which sends an electric current throughout the organ. Electro therapy, while working on a similar concept can be a lot more dramatic as the pulse sent is of higher magnitude and induces a seizure on the person. Magnet therapy for depression does not even require sedation and does not cause any known major side effects. The electric current passed will be kept under the amount the patient can handle. The threshold at which the individual can absorb the pulses will be acquired by the doctor beforehand by passing a current and progressively increasing it in small steps until the limit is reached.
Magnetic therapy for depression is an effective procedure for individuals who are not responding to antidepressants or for those who exhibit severe side effects towards prescription drugs. The benefits for the remedy are plenty with little negative effects as it is done under very controlled circumstances. While the machine used for the procedure has been approved by the FDA, the treatment itself has not been approved yet. It is used available in countries such as Canada however on patients who do not show improvement using other methods. Despite side effects being minimal and barely affecting a person under treatment, there are a few possible side effects such as lightheadedness, muscle twitches and auditory issues.