Help for Depression

 Dr. John Woodall of Newtown TMS, uses a combination of effective treatments that can make your medications more effective, allow you to decrease the number of medications you take or even eliminate the need for them altogether. The bedrock of this care involves a treatment called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS is highly effective in treating depression even when medications and therapy have failed. When TMS is used in combination with Dr. Woodall’s unique “Full Circle Care” that looks at you in a holistic way, the results are even more impressive. 

 

What is depression?

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The latest science tells us that depression has many causes. Some of these causes can’t be addressed by commonly used antidepressant medications. When other treatments have failed, “Full Circle Care” at Newtown TMS uses the latest science to help you in a variety of ways that get at the various causes of depression.

 

Regardless of the cause, depression has a common set of symptoms.

• Feeling down, empty or hopeless 

• Feeling irritable

• Loss of joy in things you once enjoyed

• Sleeping too much or too little 

• Not eating enough or eating excessively 

• Trouble concentrating 

• Low motivation

• Low energy

• Excessive crying

• Thoughts of death

• Anxiety and agitation

• Physical symptoms of the GI system, tremor, headaches, muscle and joint pain, etc.

 

Depression can be utterly debilitating.  There is every reason to be confident that there is help for you if you are experiencing any combination of the above symptoms.   With breakthrough treatments like TMS and “Full Circle Care” there is no reason to let depression rob you of the joys of life, to interfere with your work, family or social life.

 

How is depression treated?​

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For decades, medication and therapy have been the mainstays of care from depression.  But, just like the science behind a car from the 1950s is good, but out of date.  So it is with the science of the brain.  What we know now of the causes and treatments of depression are light years beyond what we knew in the 1950s.  Not only are there new and improved medications, but there are entirely new and exciting breakthrough treatments in brain health that have revolutionized the care of depression.  Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is the most exciting of these new, FDA approved, safe and effective treatments.  

 

For insurance approval purposes only, TMS is available to those who have what is called, “Treatment-Resistant Depression” (TRD).  TRD is defined as having had 4 trials of different antidepressants and two trials of psychotherapy with limited or no benefit.  What is fascinating and show just how effective TMS is, in those with this most difficult to treat version of depression, 65% receive benefit from TMS!  Using our Full Circle Care model at Newtown TMS, our numbers are 85%!

 

Is there a better way to relieve depression?

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Dr. Woodall uses his “Full Circle Care” method to look at commonly overlooked causes of depression to find the best treatments for you. The seven stages of “Full Circle Care” look at issues like:

• Nutritional deficiencies and metabolic problems of the brain

• Underlying health problems, inflammatory responses, and sleep hygiene

• Unresolved trauma, chronic stress, and psychological history

• Incorrect medications and side effects

• Relationship issues 

• How you find meaning in your life in work, civic-mindedness, and spirituality

• The condition of your neural networks.

 

You might have one, some, or many of these issues contributing to your depression. Dr. Woodall selects the appropriate treatment for you according to the issues affecting your mental health. This could mean some combination of treating a health problem like insomnia, taking dietary supplements, receiving therapy, taking medication, or receiving a treatment like TMS. 

 

One of Dr. Woodall’s most exciting treatments is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS uses magnetic pulses to activate areas of your brain that depression shuts down.

The communication pathways in your brain consist of nerve connections called neural networks. Depression stops the networks in large areas of your brain from functioning as they should. TMS stimulates these neural networks to beat depression.

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Only about 27% of those who take antidepressant medications are helped with their depression. Those who aren’t helped are said to have “Treatment-Resistant Depression.” TMS is a safe and effective way to overcome depression even if you have treatment-resistant depression.

Patients benefit greatly from Dr. Woodall’s whole-person approach to treating depression and his expert use of TMS. To find a solution to your depression, call Newtown TMS today, or book an appointment online.