NeuroStar Advanced TMS therapy can be a helpful alternative treatment to effectively help you manage your obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. At Learning to Achieve Wellness, we offer the #1 physician-recommended TMS treatment in the world for our patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
NeuroStar can help you achieve results in treating your OCD in just 36 daily sessions. For more information about NeuroStar Advanced TMS therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in Brandon, schedule your free consultation with our team of trained clinicians. We also proudly serve patients in Brooksville and New Port Richey.
As a patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, you may have already been prescribed antidepressants by your doctor, such as Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil), or Sertraline (Zoloft). Medication is usually the first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. While these medications can be helpful for many patients, they can offer challenges to others.
One of the biggest challenges with antidepressant medication is side effects—some of which can include: suicidal thoughts and ideation, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue, dizziness, drowsiness, sexual dysfunction, and gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea and constipation. Many people struggle with these side effects, and find themselves switching between medications with limited or no results. While it can be highly effective for some individuals, medication is not always right for every patient, and many of our patients living in Brandon approach us seeking alternative treatments for their obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Psychotherapy is another common treatment for mental health disorders and can include individual therapy, group therapy, or cognitive behavioral therapy. While many patients do achieve success with psychotherapy, some patients do not, or do not achieve relief from psychotherapy alone. For patients in Brandon with obsessive-compulsive disorder who are not experiencing relief with standard treatments, TMS therapies such as NeuroStar Advanced TMS therapy may offer hope.
Many brain imaging studies have demonstrated that in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, there is lowered function in brain areas that regulate mood, behavior, and emotion. This is often the cause of symptoms associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Many of the fears and worries associated with the condition, along with the compulsions, are actually a result of disordered functioning in specific brain areas.
NeuroStar Advanced TMS therapy works to activate these lower functioning areas. It physically stimulates the depressed areas of your brain with targeted, highly safe electromagnetic brain waves. By strategically activating these brain areas, NeuroStar trains the brain to improve its activity in these regions—allowing you to experience elevated mood, fewer depression days, and increased desire for social engagement. Over time, it helps your brain to increase its activity independently, allowing you to manage your obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms without further treatment.
NeuroStar Advanced TMS therapy can be a gentler treatment alternative for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Brandon, Brooksville, and New Port Richey who do not achieve relief from their medication or psychotherapy. We can also discuss whether therapy or medication is an appropriate alternative for you, or whether they can act as a supplement to TMS.
In just 36 daily sessions, you can achieve long-lasting relief from your obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms with NeuroStar. Schedule your free consultation for TMS therapy with the Learning to Achieve Wellness team.
