Crescent City TMS is an interventional treatment center that offers advanced treatment services for patients suffering from depression and other mood and anxiety disorders. Depression is believed to be linked to reduced activity in an area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. This area of the brain is involved with depression symptoms, such as low energy levels, lack of motivation, low mood,
and appetite changes. TMS works to stimulate and promote activity of nerve cells in the prefrontal cortex, when administered for the treatment of depression. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is used to treat a number of psychiatric and neurological conditions. TMS was FDA-approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in 2008 and obsessive compulsive disorder in 2018. Like many medications, TMS is also used off-label to treat a variety of other conditions, such as anxiety, ADHD, neuropathic pain, and to treat cognitive-related symptoms in certain diagnoses. Off-label simply means that the treatment or medication has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the condition it is being prescribed for. In fact, 1 in 5 outpatient prescriptions in the United States are for off-label use.
