Depression Zapper
Depression Zapper
Depression affects more than 18-million Americans. But for many, medications provide little relief or lots of side effects. Marianne Favro reports on how some patients are turning to a new magnetic therapy that is helping to repel their depression.
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" Do in his position you know wolf Dieter has battled severe depression for thirty years when it's not treated. It. You know it's terrible. You're going to deep black hole. You don't mind doing that. That black hole affected his work -- even -- driving. Anti depressant offered moderately with many side effects including nausea and drive now after consulting doctors thought -- most out of the wall opted to try it totally different treatment trans cranial magnetic stimulation tortilla Matt. A small -- device rests on wall that delivers magnetic stimulation directly. To golf ball sized section of the brain thigh accidentally helps regulate -- Doctor shocker that the treatment target uncorrected neuro transmitters in the brain. We still need it -- to stimulate activity in improvement. When you have the treatment it feels like something is happening at her treatment I have to -- it. Even still won't -- chatters violently He doesn't hurt. -- can rest for 26 seconds. The pattern continues from 37 and a half minutes. After undergoing the FDA treatment I kind of good week for five weeks -- that he's a new man. It's absolutely. Because the treatment is localized to the brain patient a bully does not effective medication no weight gain sexual dysfunction that He let it -- into my. That's what's remarkable other patient doctor Jack treat it with -- More than have been able to significantly reduced our -- and they're taking or. Higher. And most patient we're able to keep their depression at -- That He amassed files. 90% commission created this. Am not for everyone doctor's hackers still recommend patients try anti depressants -- not cure for depression -- include well have to return from in session. But He considers it a small price to pay to shine light on the darkness that once consumed him I think great. I mean yeah this thirty years ago."
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