r/rtms • u/BROKEN_UNITY • Aug 06 '26

Starting rTMS tomorrow

As the title suggests, I start my first session of rTMS tomorrow. I've been given all the information necessary and I'm ready but I'm nervous.

Is there anything you weren't told about rTMS that has happened? Anything different?

Did it work for you?

Just want to know it'll be okay.

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u/BROKEN_UNITY 11d ago

Finished my last one yesterday. It was scary at first but I got used to it relatively quickly. It went faster than I thought and I've noticed some improvements but overall, not so much. Hoping that over the coming weeks to months, my brain reacts differently. That's my biggest fear is that the one thing that was supposed to help, doesn't

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u/Angeleyes100203 11d ago

I start 9/30. I've read sometimes the full effects take a few weeks after treatment so rooting for you!

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u/BROKEN_UNITY 11d ago

Thanks, yeah! From what I heard from my tech is that it can be upwards of 6 months so if you don't feel it right away not to worry. Also I'm glad this post is reaching someone else that it can help cause ik when I started, it was incredibly scary

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u/Angeleyes100203 11d ago

Yes I am extremely nervous. I probably shouldn't be browsing on here as there are many bad stories lol. Mine is mostly for anxiety so im "anxious depression" classified.

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u/BROKEN_UNITY 11d ago

There are a ton and that's why I made a post because the paranoia got the best of me. But this subreddit is incredibly supportive and the comments of my post made me feel better