BBC Three’s Nick Arnold takes the Focus Sports for a test drive.
I contacted a few people using tDCS to cure their depression via social media. Mario, 32 from Mexico, told me it was working for him.
“I think it is great. You can see a lot of improvements in your mood. The more you use it the better you feel.”
Another user, eagee, wrote, “I suffered from depression for almost 25 years, and after I started applying tDCS I’ve had two years so far without it.”
If tDCS really can be so life changing for depression patients, why isn’t it more widely available?
According to Dr. Williams, “the equipment is so simple that it cannot be patented in the US. And if no one can own the rights to tDCS, no one can make a profit on it.”
That’s why, according to its supporters, tCDS is being ignored by major drug companies.
Please can you advise on the current needed and length of treatment – the specifications needed for a therapeutic effect for longer term major depression
I wanti to know so that I can discuss the best therapy with my Doctor
Thank uou !
Hi Kara, I’m not a doctor and I’ve never self-treated for depression, but I can point you to some articles/resources that would help you make the case to your doctor.
This from a study design for treatment of depression (abstract only)
Prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as treatment for major depression: study design and methodology of a multicenter triple blind randomized placebo controlled trial (DepressionDC)
My personal favorite. Canadian study tests electrical stimulation to treat depression in pregnancy | CTV News Especially the video, showing tDCS used for depression (study) in a hospital setting.
I’d also recommend you look into the tDCS subReddit for personal and anecdotal accounts of tDCS treatment of depression.
Good luck and keep us posted!
John
Necesito saber algunas nociones, como si el foc lleva incorporada la gorra en todos los productos y si el Go flow es suficiente o hay gran diferencia y merece la pena el estimulador V2, ya que hay diferencia en precio muy importante
I’m sure the Go Flow has sufficient current. I don’t believe it ships with the cap, that would be separate, in fact I don’t see it currently available on their website.
But as long as you’re going to experiment with tDCS it seems to me to make sense to go for the V2 or V3 if only for the tACS.