A patient’s mother shares her gratitude for the results of her son’s lifechanging treatment for OCD with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Smart TMS, London.
She says that after 25 years, they can’t get over the change in their son:
“It is almost 2 months since I first contacted you and I feel compelled to relate to you our feelings on X’s treatment.
“X had his treatment with you soon after our conversation. (you will not necessarily remember us but will have the notes).
“I don’t know where to begin to tell you of our thoughts and gratitude to you. Our son is now the son we have had glimpses of throughout his adult life. He stayed with us for 5 days after his treatment before he started his new job and they came again this bank holiday weekend so we have had time together to see the change it has made.
“Neither my husband nor I can get over the change in him. For over 25 years we have lived with his constant stress and panic phone calls and now we can’t get our heads round it. He has been married 9 years and his wife has stood a lot of the pressure. It is the best money we have ever, ever spent and we would do it all over again. I want to shout from the rooftops but unless you have lived with this closely no one would understand.
“Not only has X got his life back, but so have we all.
“Over the years we have been ridiculed by doctors, undergone so many different treatments and tried everything. There has been so much hype by the government on mental health and by charities such as MIND but we could never seem to get any help that worked. We still think we are living in a dream.
“Before we embarked on this, we felt you cared. It didn’t seem like X was just another patient. And you have continued to make us feel you are there for us if we should ever need you. From your phone conversation and email, we felt everything was personal to us.
“We thank you and your team from the bottom of our hearts.
“If I can help publicise this in any way, I would be only too pleased to do so.
“With kindest regards and gratitude”
OCD In Brief
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a serious mental health condition- Thought to affect 12 in every 1,000 people
- Characterised by a cycle of unwanted, intrusive and often distressing thoughts – obsessions, compulsions or urges
- Can last for many years, affecting quality of life, relationships and ability to live a ‘normal’ life
- Traditional OCD treatments are medication, talking therapies (e.g. CBT) or exposure therapy – confronting the obsession and learning to manage the urges.
rTMS for OCD
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy offers a new treatment option for OCD patients. It is a non-invasive treatment which uses the power of magnets to work upon the affected areas of the brain.
Smart TMS is one of very few centres offering this treatment for OCD. A spokesperson explained:
“On the basis of research, we believe that rTMS – Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation could offer sufferers of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) an alternative treatment option using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to work directly on the associated areas of the brain.
“It would also offer the benefit of being a non-medication approach, avoiding potentially unpleasant side-effects associated with drugs.”
The treatment can be expected to improve associated depression and anxiety too, conditions which often accompany OCD.
SMART TMS CLINICS
Smart TMS is a specialist provider of TMS treatment in London. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy (rTMS) is a technological breakthrough in the treatment of depression with a variety of further potential treatment applications. It is a non-invasive treatment for depression which uses magnetic impulses to work on areas of the brain affected by depression and has the approval of NICE.
Smart TMS is located within The Smart Clinics in South Kensington/Brompton Cross in addition to its latest new clinic in Birmingham.
CONTACT US
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Tel: 0345 222 5678
Email: info@smarttms.co.uk