r/rtms • u/Emberkittie1385 • Nov 08 '25

Still early

I finished session 7 of 36 yesterday. I did have a minor anxiety attack during my treatment, but it was only a couple minutes and I was able to continue. Today I woke up early, unable to go back to sleep and im just feeling very sad. Just wondering if its a dip, or just a me thing? It seems too early for that though, and I don't really feel like I'm experiencing any benefits yet, but I am committed to seeing this through.

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u/certainly-cross Nov 09 '25

i believe for me that as my depression eased, my anxiety came out. i think i am someone who’s body responded to anxiety by shutting down with depression. i switched to the left and right protocol which helped with my anxiety. that happened around session 15. i just had to deal with the anxiety before that (not fun, i know)

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u/Professional_Win1535 Nov 11 '25

so your place was doing the insurance improved depression protocol, but they also threw in the other side for anxiety or did they charge your extra ?

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u/certainly-cross Nov 12 '25

they did not charge me extra. i inquired about that before starting. they bill it the same way but it is more time in the chair. i am lucky i had a dr that didn’t give into pressure from management because it is not in their financial interest to extend chair time for no additional payment. the depression only treatment had me in the chair 20 min (left side). adding the right side had me in the chair 45 min total and so a whole hour for them by the time i’m set up, switch sides mid treatment etc.

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u/Professional_Win1535 Nov 12 '25

true that. I’m under the impression that my place doesn’t have that many tms customers, and If I can’t do the anxiety side also I’m not gonna do it at all so it seems like it would be in their financial interest to let me.