Are you struggling to lose weight? Have you tried diets, exercise, and other methods without success? If so, you may want to consider TMS Therapy as an option. TMS Therapy, or Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, is a relatively new treatment option proven to help with weight loss. In this blog post, we'll explore the potential of TMS Therapy as a weight loss solution and discuss why it could be an excellent fit for your lifestyle. What is TMS Therapy? TMS Therapy is an FDA-approved non-invasive treatment that stimulates nerve cells in the brain by using magnetic fields. It is a safe, effec ..read more

If you suffer from anxiety, you probably know that it can affect your health in ways that may surprise you. Stress and anxiety have been linked to several conditions, including heart disease and cancer – diseases that can be tough to fight against if you're already trying to manage stress and anxiety on top of everything else. Fortunately, TMS therapy offers an alternative approach for treating stress and anxiety – without the side effects of other medications. Here's how stress affects anxiety and what TMS therapy can do about it. Introduction to Stress November is the month for Internati ..read more

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to increase the dialogue around suicide and reduce the stigma around depression and other mental health conditions.  It is possible to prevent suicide if you have the proper tools. And if you're dealing with depression, then TMS Therapy and other modes of treatment are available to help those suffering from suicidality by treating underlying depression. Keep reading to learn about National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and how TMS Therapy can help prevent death by suicide. Why Suicide Prevention & Awareness Matter Raising awa ..read more

Knowing your child is suffering from depression is beyond challenging, especially when you feel you've tried everything to help without any success. Fortunately, TMS therapy, or transcranial magnetic stimulation, is a safe and effective option for teens suffering from depression , particularly those who have not yet responded to medication or traditional talk therapy. Your teen deserves to live a joyful, purpose-filled life. Let's explore TMS therapy and how it can help. Quick Guide to TMS Therapy Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation therapy that us ..read more

"May I continue to do the daily work necessary to slay it.  And may my patient, with my help and the help of others around her, slay her dragon, too."         I was very recently sitting with a patient who was reviewing an incident she had with a coworker.   She had been treated in a hostile and disrespectful manner during a work meeting.  This wasn’t the first time, but only one in a series of negative experiences for this patient and the co-worker.  We had spent time during a previous session trying to game plan an approach for the meeting, know ..read more

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment for Depression in Pregnancy      Major depressive episodes occur in about 10 percent of pregnancies, and approximately 10 to 15 percent of women will experience depression post-delivery, known as postpartum depression.  While some antidepressants, such as paxil, are considered unsafe in pregnancy, we generally recommend that mothers stay on their antidepressant medication over the course of their pregnancy.  While millions of mothers have safely taken antidepressants through the course of their pregnancies, there is ..read more

     Bipolar disorder generally brings to mind the manic individual behaving erratically.  I once had a manic patient who had stolen an ambulance out of an ER parking lot.  Another had bought four vehicles she didn’t need from a local car dealer before coming down from her episode (I was not very happy with the car dealer who happily kept selling her vehicles).  What sometimes gets lost in this heavily genetic condition is that much of the time bipolar individuals struggle with depression, and can look exactly like individuals suffering from major depression.&nb ..read more

Lithium - About as Natural as it Gets            When a psychiatrist mentions lithium to a patient, the general reaction from the patient or family is often one of concern.  Things must be getting serious if lithium is being discussed.  And that is largely true.  Lithium has been used for acute mania for over 70 years, and is also commonly used for the treatment of depression when antidepressants alone aren’t working.        Lithium is mined from the earth, and is an alkali metal used commonly in batteries.  When combine ..read more

I was eating my lunch today, thinking about what my latest blog post would focus on, when my cell phone rang.  It was the mother of one of my patients, a woman who has struggled with debilitating depression as well as a host of other psychiatric symptoms.  Usually phone calls to psychiatrists, particularly mothers of adult patients, are harbingers of something serious, so I was prepared for bad news.  This call was different.  She called to let me know that she hadn’t seen her daughter look this good since before she became ill, that for the first time in a number of years ..read more

“Now is the winter of our discontent.”                  -Shakespeare’s Richard III There are times in life that one suffers.  2020 has been a year of collective suffering.  In the US, hundreds of thousands have died directly from COVID.  The economic livelihoods of countless thousands have been disrupted, with employees furloughed, and the doors of small businesses shuttered, many permanently.  According to the CDC, overdose deaths have increased by 20 percent this year.  Calls to ..read more