TMS for Anxiety
TMS for Anxiety Treatment
How TMS Works for Anxiety
TMS targets areas of the brain involved in mood and associated with anxiety, including the prefrontal cortex and deeper emotional centres. It influences how these areas communicate and function, helping to restore healthier brain activity patterns.
1. Promotes Neuroplasticity
TMS encourages the brain’s natural ability to change and adapt — known as neuroplasticity. By delivering gentle magnetic pulses to targeted areas, TMS helps “retrain” brain circuits involved in fear, stress, and emotional regulation. Potentially leading to lasting improvements in how the brain responds to anxiety triggers.
2. Regulates Key Neural Circuits
Anxiety is often linked to overactivity in brain regions that process fear and threat. TMS can calm these areas while stimulating those involved in emotional control and rational thinking. This helps reduce excessive emotional reactivity and improves stress resilience.
3. Modulates Neurotransmitters
TMS has been shown to influence the activity of important neurotransmitters, such as:
- Serotonin – involved in mood regulation
- Dopamine – linked to motivation and pleasure
- GABA – the brain’s natural calming chemical
By balancing these chemical messengers, TMS can support a more stable and positive emotional state.
4. Normalises Brain Activity
Key Benefits of TMS for Anxiety
Many people choose TMS as an alternative to medication or when traditional therapies haven’t been effective. Benefits include:
1. Non-Invasive and Drug-Free
TMS doesn’t require surgery or implanted devices. It’s completely non-invasive and doesn’t involve medication, making it a good choice for those who prefer to avoid drug-based treatments.
2. Targeted and Personalised
The treatment can be precisely targeted to the regions of the brain most involved in anxiety. This personalised approach may improve outcomes and reduce the likelihood of unwanted side effects.
3. Minimal Side Effects
TMS is generally well-tolerated, with few side effects — the most common being mild scalp discomfort or headache, which typically fades after the first few sessions.
4. No Systemic Impact
Unlike medication, TMS doesn’t travel through your bloodstream or affect other organs. This makes it suitable for individuals with other health conditions or sensitivities to medications.
5. Can Reduce Reliance on Medication
If you’ve experienced limited success with anxiety medications — or want to reduce your reliance on them — TMS may offer a safe and effective alternative.
6. Long-Lasting Results
What to Expect During Treatment
Is TMS Right for You?
TMS may be a suitable option if:
- You have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder
- You’ve found limited relief from medications or therapy
- You’re looking for a non-invasive, drug-free treatment option
Check Your Eligibility
You can commence your eligibility process by following our simple three-step treatment method outlined here.
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Anxiety means continuous and excessive worry about everyday or long-term events. The stressful thoughts are unable to be controlled by a person and they, in turn, control the person leading to anxiety. Anxiety is part of our lives, but not all the time. Any person will feel anxious from time to time but that feeling goes away. That feeling of unconsciousness becomes anxiety when it becomes part of life and won’t go away. This leads to poor work and personal life performance.
The feeling of unease, worry or fear constitutes the general definition of anxiety. It could be severe or it could be mild.
Who gets anxiety
NHS figures show that GAD is a common mental health condition, estimated to affect up to 5% of the UK population.
Slightly more women are affected than men, and the condition is more common in people from the ages of 35 to 59.
What are the symptoms of anxiety?
Anxiety presents with a spectrum of symptoms encompassing both physiological and psychological manifestations, which can differ among individuals. Typical symptoms include:
- Vertigo
- Cardiac palpitations
- Agitation
- Insomnia
- Impaired focus
- Profuse perspiration
- Dyspnea
- Abdominal discomfort
- Nausea
- Muscle rigidity
Check Your Eligibility
You can commence your eligibility process by adhering to our three-step treatment method outlined here.
Evidence Based Treatment
Low-frequency parietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces fear and anxiety
The findings indicate that decreasing excitability in the IPS during shock threat effectively lowers physiological arousal associated with fear and anxiety. This supports earlier research that identified increased excitability in this area when facing threats. Furthermore, these outcomes imply that 1 Hz stimulation of the parietal region could be a promising approach for treating clinical anxiety, underscoring the need for further investigation in patients with anxiety. Published 2020 Source.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation in anxiety and trauma‐related disorders: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been assessed for its therapeutic potential in individuals with major depressive disorder, demonstrating effectiveness. Nonetheless, the research exploring TMS’s efficacy in treating other neuropsychiatric conditions, including anxiety and trauma-related disorders, remains sparse. This review encompasses an examination of existing literature on the application of TMS for anxiety and trauma-related disorders.
The findings from our meta-analysis indicate that TMS holds promise as a viable treatment option for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Published 2019 Source.
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