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Sociology > Depression |
| User: |
"Bev Thornton" |
| Date: |
25 Jun 2005 11:54:18 PM |
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[FEAT] Magnetic Treatment 'Jump Starts' Depressed Patients |
Experimental Treatment Tested In San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- Joylane Weber has felt numb for more than three decades
because depression has stolen away the simple joys of her life, 10News
reported.
"You kinda of don't want to live when you are depressed like that all
the time," said Weber.
Weber tried every anti-depressant available, but her depression always
came creeping back.
"You just keep hoping and waiting for the day that things will get
better or (for) that pill to work," Weber told 10News.
However, the waiting could be over for Weber, according to 10News.
An experimental treatment, called transcranial magnetic stimulation
(TMS), has lifted Weber's depression in just six weeks.
"It's almost hard to remember how bad I really felt," Weber said.
Researchers call TMS a "jumper cable for the brain." The treatment
uses powerful electro-magnets to send pulses of energy to the left
side of the brain, an area thought to control mood.
<http://www.10news.com/health/4649010/detail.html>
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