Maintenance TMS  How Long Does TMS Last? Does Maintenance TMS Help?  It has been about 15 years since the FDA cleared Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy (TMS) for treating depression, and the success rate has been very good. A frequently asked question that we often hear is, “is TMS therapy a permanent solution, and how long can patients expect the results to last?” Continue reading to find out. In this article, we will answer the following questions. Is TMS Permanent?  Does Depression Come Back After TMS? How Long Do TMS Benefits Last?  What To Do When Depress ..read more

Alternative Treatments For Depression Mental health care has been under the spotlight recently, and for all the good reasons we are already familiar with. The shortage of mental health care makes it challenging to get the mental health care needed in a timely manner. Depression tops the list of mental health disorders affecting the population in the US. Severe clinical depression can lead to several dysfunctions in all aspects of life, including but limited to personal, medical, family and career-wise. Clinical depression cases lead to death by suicide which should be taken with all seriousn ..read more

Esketamine Depression Treatment Depression affects over 300 million people worldwide. Around 16 million adults suffer from a major depressive disorder in the US alone. While some studies show that esketamine nasal spray can effectively treat treatment resisting depression, other studies suggest that it might not be as effective as previously thought. There are also concerns about its safety. The FDA has approved a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The drug is a racemic mixture of the enantiomers esketamine, which is active in th ..read more

TMS THERAPY NEAR ME A Step By Step Guide To Find The Best TMS Clinic TMS Therapy Clinics Ranking Criteria There are over 20 TMS clinics in the Tampa Bay area. Considering many of them have multiple locations. The total number of clinics is well over 35 TMS locations. Many of these locations have multiple treatment chairs. It is estimated that there are well over 60 TMS treatment chairs in the Tampa Bay area. This is excellent news for patients because it means you have plenty of options. Our advice is to pick a TMS clinic based on the following criteria:  1. TMS Doctor Your TMS psychiatris ..read more

TMS Devices Review Updated Oct 2022 Before we dive into the different TMS Therapy machines, I have to make a few disclaimers:   Florida TMS Clinic has no financial affiliation with any of the TMS manufacturers. I (the author Dr. Khaled Bowarshi ) don’t own any shares or stocks in any TMS company.   I review only FDA-cleared TMS systems. These are the TMS manufacturers approved to sell in the USA. I dropped Cloud TMS from my recommended TMS Devices list. Leaving 8 out of 9 TMS manufacturers on my recommended list. These are my personal opinions based on the following: My persona ..read more

SAINT TMS Depression Treatment Is 90% Too Good To Be True? Khaled Bowarshi, M.D. FLORIDA TMS CLINIC Tampa, FL  SAINT stands for Stanford Intelligent Accelerated Neuromodulation Therapy. SAINT depression treatment protocol uses a rapid form of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation called Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation, delivering 1800 TBS pulses in less than 10 minutes, every hour, 10 times a day, for 5 days. In total, delivering 50 treatment sessions equivalent to 90,000 pulses in 5 days. SAINT uses a unique brain imaging method to determine the magnetic stimulation's target area. SAINT ..read more

TMS Therapy For Insomnia & Sleep Disorders ~ 5 MIN READ This article will discuss the use of TMS therapy or Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in treating insomnia and other sleep disorder. The neuromodulatory technique rTMS is a treatment method approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for patients with major depressive disorder that has not responded to antidepressant medication. The device utilizes magnetic fields to generate localized electrical currents in neurons just a few centimeters below the scalp, creating depolarizing and normalizing effects. Localized brain ..read more

TMS Therapy For Fibromyalgia ~ 2 MIN READ Fibromyalgia is a common chronic disorder that causes people with fibromyalgia to experience general discomfort in several areas of their body, including the joint cavities, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, and anxiety. Fibromyalgia’s pain can significantly alter a person’s quality of life, and current treatment options for Fibromyalgia, including antidepressants, are not very effective and can cause side effects. While the FDA approved TMS treatment of major depre ..read more

TMS Side Effects  ~ 2 Minute Read By Mhd Khaled Bowarshi, M.D. TMS Psychiatrist at Florida TMS Clinic Before starting TMS Therapy , you must know the risks that could be associated with TMS. Obviously, just like anything in medicine, every treatment has its own benefits and risks. Knowing the pros and cons of TMS should help you make a better decision about choosing TMS over other depression treatment options. In this article, we will discuss the absolute contraindications of TMS, relative contraindications of TMS and then the side effects of TMS. You will notice that TMS is for the most p ..read more

TMS Plus Therapy 3 Minute Read By Dr. Bowarshi Florida TMS Clinic We already established that TMS therapy is an effective alternative for treating depression and other psychiatric disorders. We also know that psychotherapy is also useful in treating depression and other psychiatric disorders. How about combining both Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation plus Psychotherapy? Is it better than TMS alone or psychotherapy alone? In this blog post, you will learn the fact about combined TMS plus Psychotherapy. TMS therapy was FDA cleared in 2008 to treat depression that doesn’t respond to psychothe ..read more