How TMS Therapy Helps Your Brain Achieve Remission From Depression

Did you know your brain can rewire itself? This amazing ability, called neuroplasticity, allows your brain to form new connections and strengthen existing ones. NeuroStar® TMS therapy is thought to influence these processes, which may help improve depressive symptoms. When someone is living with depression, certain brain pathways can become dysfunctional. This is thought to underlie depressive symptoms including ongoing sadness, low energy, and anxious thoughts.

The good news is that modern treatment options, like NeuroStar® TMS therapy, are designed to normalize brain activity in areas of the brain involved in mood regulation.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive, FDA-cleared treatment for depression. Unlike medications, which affect the whole brain and body, TMS targets specific regions responsible for mood regulation.

By sending targeted magnetic pulses to these areas, TMS aims to normalize brain activity and connectivity. Over time, this can help improve depression symptoms.

How NeuroStar TMS Works With Your Brain:

Stimulates underactive brain regions: TMS directly targets areas involved in depression.
Supports neuroplasticity: associated with changes in brain activity and connectivity in brain areas involved in mood regulation.
Promotes long-lasting improvement: Clinical studies show that TMS can lead to sustained relief from depressive symptoms⁸.

Research shows that NeuroStar TMS can provide meaningful benefits:

In a real-world study, 83% of patients reported improvement in depression symptoms¹²
In this same study, 62% of patients achieved remission from their depression symptoms¹²
Results can be long-lasting⁸

If depression interferes with your daily life, NeuroStar TMS therapy may help you feel like yourself again. TMS is often considered when some or all the below statements resonate with you:

You have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD)
Antidepressant medications alone haven’t provided full relief from your depression symptoms (e.g., treatment-resistant depression (TRD))
Your body has trouble tolerating antidepressant medications
You want a non-invasive option without common systemic side effects
You’re interested in a treatment designed to specifically modulate brain activity in regions associated with depression

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