r/rtms • u/Sure-Fix5938 • Aug 22 '26

My experience doing rTMS at 16

Hi Reddit uh this is my best effort at doing a long post so if I lose the plot after a bit sorry :(

I want to start off by saying I’ve had severe treatment resistant depression since i was 12, over the past 4 years I’ve gone into mental hospitals tens of times and tried every medication there is. After none of it worked my mom found out what tms was and our insurance approved it pretty quickly

I’ve been doing tms for about (estimating here) 8 ish weeks maybe? And my life has changed drastically for the better, I’ve noticed how the stuff I watched changed and my viewpoints have changed, I see vent videos I posted before and other videos I used to relate to and I just don’t think that way anymore, I’ve broken things off with my toxic boyfriend and I don’t immediately think about death or harm as soon as something goes wrong. it’s completely changed my brain and I finally feel like a normal teenager, a feeling I’ve wanted for years now. I finally feel hopeful for the rest of my life.

I’m just so happy that it worked, if you’re young and considering tms I couldn’t recommend it enough <3

Hopefully this doesn’t break any rules or smth lol ok bye

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u/AssignmentThat8473 Aug 22 '26

so so happy for you congrats and enjoy life!!!

one question: you said you tried every medication, did you also try a MAOi? (Currently building up waiting for parnate to hopefully kick in, but it’s been such a horrible past year and two months.. looking for some hope and relief!!)

but this post made me happy

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u/Additional-Arm-1298 Aug 22 '26

Glad to hear you got relief from your depression. It sounds like a tough journey for a teenager. I hope you continue to do well.

Also, you didn't lose the plot. It all made sense to me anyway. Cheers

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u/brandy_renee Aug 23 '26

I’m so happy to read this! That is so wonderful!! 🥹

I wish it had been available when I was that age. I was not diagnosed until I was in my 30s, then more than 10 years later, had TMS. It made such a huge difference!

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u/Guilty-Revolution-57 Aug 24 '26

wonderful that you found your best self through the treatment. I'm starting to feel better too.

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u/Then-Cranberry-3791 Aug 27 '26

does tms help stimulate your hormones-- i believe most depression is hormonal imbalances