Re: Deep Brain Stimulation
Originally Posted by
bluewalls
I know it’s strange, but I assure you that this does help for me. Believe me or not. I figured this out only because I forgot to take my effexor one day, and I got double vision and cried a lot. But I noticed I was able to do a bit more than I normally could. I experimented with this until I found the smallest dose I could do it with.
No, nothing strange at all. You're taking a sub therapeutic dose which isn't causing side-effects which has you thinking you're doing better. So why do you want deep-brain stimulation to get your life back?
I discovered trigeminal nerve stimulation is a thing. There is a device for this for when you sleep. It’s basically for ADHD and I think depression. It has been studied at least a little for PTSD and panic disorder, I think. I kind of want to try it.
I covered this in my original reply. It doesn't seem to work for anxiety disorders, but a team at the University of California LA is currently running a phase 1 trial for PTSD. Phase 1 trials are run to determine safety, not efficacy.
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