Psychiatry & TMS Blog

This is the story of a patient Andrew, who struggled with depression since his teen years. When depressed, he’d find it hard to do anything. Medication has helped but his depression has been what we call, treatment resistant. And he is not alone. According to a 2015...

Here are some great answers from Dr. Robert McMullen with further input below from our practice about these commonly asked questions. What is the success rate? 01:50 – 02:37 It can vary widely from 1/3 patients experiencing full relief to 80% of patients. This depends...

Touted as potentially one of the most groundbreaking findings in psychiatry for decades, we summarize the data the FDA has collected on efficacy and side effects. It is proposed to work by antagonizing the NMDA with facilitates glutamate release and activating AMPA....

WHICH TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) MODALITY IS RIGHT FOR YOU? There are two kinds of TMS: 1)with a figure of 8 coil (e.g. Neurostar, MagVita, Magventure, and more.) and 2)an H1 coil (Brainsway). In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we are the only practice offering...

With all the chaos of today’s world: text messages, emails, radio, work, family, school; it’s so hard to make time for ourselves. Many of my patients describe feeling like they are just trying to survive, get through the day, and it just feels like a flurry of...

Have you ever considered TMS? If you are an appropriate candidate, I’d recommend considering it. With minimal side effects and coverage by insurance, there is literally very little to lose. After my years of experience in TMS, I have witnessed first hand, lives get...

Depression is complex and highly unique to each individual. The word itself varies so much in terms of how each person uses it. Some people use to the words such as “that was depressing” when thinking of a story, others can say “I’m so depressed” during extra trying...

I’ve been fortunate in a way to have not lost anyone yet who was significant in my life until recently. It was Mimi, my first pet, a beloved short haired tabby. In some ways, losing a pet can be more intense than losing a human companion. They are innocent, pure, and...

It is well recognized that many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not achieve full remission. One of the most common residual symptoms is fatigue. We discuss one article where Dr. Maurizio Fava MD of Harvard Medical School is interviewed on this topic....

TMS has been studied for various disorders and has shown a lot of promise in: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia, and even Parkinson’s disease. However, the most robust evidence for it right now is for...