Eternal Sunshine Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I think we have some confusion in this thread between DBS (surgical implant) and TMS (Non surgical magnetic stimulation) Can we clarify please Ashley? Link to comment
Ashley Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Yes you are right Eternal, we are talking about Deep Brain Stimulation, the TMS consultation closed a few weeks ago. Link to comment
Orwell1984 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 09:10, Ashley said: This is the charity's concern. Desperate vulnerable people will be making such a decision, and I am not sure all health professionals would do enough to ensure a) they had accessed the best quality psychological therapy first (i..e at least two OCD specialists) and b) explain the risks to them. I have read a lot about DBS for depression too, and some of the blogs coming out of the US make for grim reading..... trial data not published, suicides. Then I stumbled on the tragic case of two twin girls with chronic OCD who both went down this route, claimed it gave their life back but three years down the line both took their own lives. Hard to say if the DBS helped or somehow led to the tragic consequences, but the point being with all those cases I don't know how much of the research data is actually being published. The good obviously is, but is all the bad stuff? A question we may never know the answer to. Just catching up on this thread. These scenarios are like ‘flowers for Algernon’, kind of. Very sad for the people who had tasted the good life only for it to be taken away. I would rather be dead too in fairness than have this happen to me!!! Link to comment
Orwell1984 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) On 11/10/2019 at 23:58, STEJ said: Furthermore, what if such implants begin to "rot" or degrade in time, possibly running the risk of "leaking" mechanical fluids or such things into our fragile, precious brains?????? That’s something I hadn’t considered but yes a terrifying possibility!!! And for the possible interference with pacemakers and eventual replacement of the implanted structure you mentioned in your post, I agree with you completely. Edited October 13, 2019 by Orwell1984 Link to comment
Orwell1984 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 09:10, Ashley said: some of the blogs coming out of the US make for grim reading..... trial data not published, suicides. Then I stumbled on the tragic case of two twin girls with chronic OCD who both went down this route, claimed it gave their life back but three years down the line both took their own lives. Hi Ashley, can you please signpost us to these articles? Link to comment
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