rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation Report for Patients Like You

What is rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation?

An example of rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is known as rTMS and can produce longer lasting changes than non-repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive method to excite neurons in the brain.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Depressed mood	3	2
Major Depressive Disorder	2	1

See all 4 patients currently going to rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	0
Mild	1
None	2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Headaches	1	1

Reported Schedules

37 min monthly	200 min weekly	30 min daily
1	1	2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	2
Did not seem to work	1
Doctor's advice	1
Side effects too severe	1

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped going to rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Currently Going to rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	0	0	1	0

Stopped Going to rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	0	0	1	1	0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Always	3	100%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	0	0%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	3	100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

$200+	3	100%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	0	0%