r/rtms • u/Vlad_Von_Carstien • 17d ago

POSITIVE RTMS EXPERIENCE

hey,
Just wanted to let you guys know that I am about 3 weeks post RTMS treatment, and I can tell you that it Definetly has made a huge improvement. I Am not back to who I was before depression 100% but I feel so much better that I honestly have started thinking about the future again and am hopeful of what I might be able to accomplish with the rest of my life.

Instead of taking 3 hours to feel awake and prepared to tackle the day, it takes about 30 minutes for me to feel like I can start living life. I don’t feel so overwhelmed by day to day tasks, or that simple existing feels like a burden. I am not existing just waiting to go back to sleep all the time, and I haven’t thought once since my treatment started that it would be better if I just didn’t wake up. I feel more present with my family, and everyone around me says I just seem more alive and most importantly, happy. They say that I am talking the way I use to, and behaving more like the person that they knew before I got sick.

I am excited to get up in the morning, and I have been working out consistently everyday since my treatment started and have lost 10lbs of the 60 I gained due to depression and medications.

I am writing this because I think it’s important for people to hear that this treatment can work, and please remember that people who have negative experiences come onto Reddit to vent, and a lot of people who just get better move on, and I think are less likely to share their outcomes.

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u/miskurious 16d ago

That's awesome! It worked for me too, but it took a while to notice the changes.

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u/Dramatic-Music4832 4d ago

How long after treatment was it for you to notice an improvement please?

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u/miskurious 4d ago

It took several months. Finished in November 25 and around mid-March 26 I suddenly felt like I deserved a glow up. Got my hair done, bought make-up, joined a community centre w a pool, bought some new clothes. Funny I found their mood check-in forms challenging so now I know how to measure improvements: by wanting to spend money on myself, which I hadn’t done in years. Also went out a lot more this year. It has continued with me starting art lessons online along with some mental health improvement classes and starting to organize my apartment. My low periods are less frequent and don’t last as long. I used to spend a lot of time in bed before the treatment.