Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic is Arkansas’ Largest Provider of TMS Therapy
We have been treating patients with Neurostar TMS since 2016 with excellent results. Most insurance plans will cover TMS services after a detailed consultation to determine qualifications.
Frequently Asked Questions
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), often referred to as TMS, is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. TMS is typically used when antidepressant medications haven’t been effective, have ceased working, or as an alternative to medication.
A typical treatment course spreads treatments over 6 weeks and up to 36 individual sessions with each session lasting around 20 minutes.
A vast majority of commercial and Medicare plans have recognized the effectiveness of treating depression with TMS Therapy and now cover TMS as part of their plans.
TMS does not circulate in the blood throughout the body, so it does not have side effects like weight gain, sexual dysfunction, nausea, dry mouth, sedation, etc. The most common side effects reported during clinical trials were headache and scalp discomfort ó generally mild to moderateóoccurring less frequently after the first week of treatment.
No. TMS Therapy involves a unique method of using pulsed magnetic fields for a therapeutic benefit. The intensity of the magnetic field is similar to that of an MRI. These techniques differ radically from the popular use of low intensity, static magnetic fields. Those products deliver weak and undirected static fields that are not capable of activating brain cells. The activation and stimulation of brain cells is a key part of why TMS is so effective.