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Transkraniale Magnetiese Stimulasie – ‘N Dwelmvrye Behandeling Vir Depressie

Transkraniale Magnetiese Stimulasie – ‘N Dwelmvrye Behandeling Vir Depressie

Ernstige depressie is ‘n aftakelende brein-liggaamsiekte wat funksie benadeel en is een van die grootste oorsake van ongeskiktheid wêreldwyd. Wanneer ‘n persoon in ‘n toestand van depressie is, funksioneer die brein se normale neurale netwerk en stroombane nie op die normale manier nie en word die verskillende domeine van die lewe negatief beïnvloed (verswakte konsentrasie, slaap, eetlus, energie, motivering, vermoë om vreugde te ervaar, denkpatrone, ens.).

Die prefrontale korteks – die deel van die brein agter die voorkop – is waar ons dink, redeneer, beplan, strategeer, prioritiseer, aandag gee en bui moduleer. Wanneer mense depressief is, is die prefrontale korteks onderaktief, so hulle vind dit moeilik om helder te dink, te fokus, te leer en probleme op te los, en hulle word maklik oorweldig met die lewe.

Die deel van die brein net agter die prefrontale korteks, die anterior cingulate korteks (ACK), is waar ons keuses maak en ons gevoel van deernis en empatie ervaar. Tydens depressie is die  ACK ook onderaktief, so mense sukkel om besluite te neem en om sosiaal verbonde aan ander te voel.

Aan die ander kant is die amygdala, die deel van die brein waar ons vrees, angs en verontrusting ervaar, ooraktief tydens depressie, so lyers sal dikwels bekommernis, vrees, ongemak en angs voel, selfs sonder spesifieke bedreigings of probleme, of hulle sal die vlak van werklike kwessies aansienlik oordryf, herbeleef en dus bekommerd wees eerder as om probleme effektief op te los.

Dit verbaas jou waarskynlik nie dat die mees algemene behandeling vir depressie antidepressante is nie. Alhoewel daar baie mense is vir wie medikasie lewensreddend was, is dit ook waar dat daar miljoene is vir wie medikasie óf ondoeltreffend is óf ondraaglike newe-effekte veroorsaak. Daar is ook diegene wat net nie medikasie in hul liggame wil hê nie.

Gelukkig is daar vandag ‘n alternatiewe, dwelmvrye behandeling vir depressie genaamd Transkraniale Magnetiese Stimulasie (TMS).

Hoe dit werk

TMS gebruik ‘n sterk elektromagneet om die onderaktiewe breinbane te aktiveer om die brein te herstel na ‘n nie-depressiewe vlak van funksionering.

Tydens ‘n TMS-behandeling word die elektromagneet teen die kopvel langs die prefrontale korteks geplaas; dan beweeg pulse van magnetiese energie oor die skedel na die brein. Hierdie pulse veroorsaak dat die neurone in die prefrontale korteks vuur (depolariseer) en omdat hulle aan neurone in die  ACK gekoppel is, veroorsaak dit op hul beurt dat die neurone van die  ACK vuur.

Dan, wanneer die  ACK aktiveer, stuur dit ‘n kalmerende sein na die amygdala. Met ander woorde, TMS-behandelings herstel die brein se neurale stroombane terug na hul nie-depressiewe vlakke van funksionering.

Verskeie data het getoon dat van die pasiënte wat nie verligting van depressie deur medikasie kon ervaar nie, 68 persent remissie van hul depressie simptome bereik deur TMS-behandeling.

Wat om te verwag

Tydens ‘n behandeling sal ‘n pasiënt tipies drieduisend pulse oor ‘n tydperk van 20 tot 30 minute ontvang. Die pasiënt is die hele tyd wakker, en daar is geen intraveneuse of orale medikasie nie. Sodra die behandeling verby is, is die pasiënt vry om te vertrek en sonder enige beperkings met hul roetine-sake voort te gaan.

Die meeste mense sal 30 tot 36 TMS-behandelings benodig om hulle uit ‘n toestand van depressie te kry. Sodra hulle uit depressie is, kan hul welstand dikwels een keer per maand met ‘n enkele behandeling gehandhaaf word.

Vir die eerste paar sessies is die mees algemene newe-effek kortstondige ongemak op die kopvel waar die magnetiese energie die skedel kruis. Die meeste mense vind dit word maklik binne ‘n paar behandelings verdra.

Die enigste absolute kontraindikasie om hierdie behandeling te ontvang, is om magnetiseerbare metaal in ‘n mens se kop te hê. As jy egter gekeur is om ‘n MRI te kry, sal jy heel waarskynlik vir TMS gekeur word.

Baie versekeringsplanne, insluitend Medicare in Amerika, dek nou TMS-behandelings, maar jy sal met jou spesifieke diensverskaffer moet gesels. Kontantpryse wissel na gelang van jou streek en verskaffer, maar wissel gewoonlik van ongeveer $300 tot $600 per behandeling.

Daar is ‘n verskeidenheid masjiene wat deur die FDA goedgekeur is wat dokters kan gebruik om hierdie behandeling te verskaf. Ek verkies NeuroStar se stelsel bo ander. Hulle het ‘n sterk wetenskaplike ondersteuningspan wat verskaffers help om relevante en onlangse navorsing te vind. Hul toestel maak ook voorsiening vir meer gefokusde en genuanseerde behandeling, en dit is tans die enigste een wat goedgekeur is om depressiewe adolessente van 15 jaar en ouer te behandel. (Hul toestel is ook goedgekeur vir die behandeling van obsessief-kompulsiewe versteuring.) Jy kan ‘n lys van NeuroStar TMS-verskaffers by NeuroStar Providers vind.

Laastens kan TMS-behandelings toegedien word deur enige dokter wat opgelei is om die prosedure te doen. Ek beveel egter aan om ‘n psigiater eerder as ‘n nie-psigiater te soek, aangesien ‘n psigiater ander faktore wat bydra tot depressie beter sal kan aanspreek en oor die algemeen ‘n meer holistiese benadering kan bied om die probleem op te los.

Depressie is ‘n aftakelende brein-liggaamsiekte wat behandelbaar is. As jy of iemand wat jy ken met depressie sukkel, soek asseblief professionele hulp. As jy hulp gesoek het en vasgestel het dat medikasie nie reg is vir jou nie, oorweeg TMS as ‘n moontlike oplossing. En as jy holistiese Christelike residensiële behandeling soek, oorweeg Honey Lake Clinic.

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