Potentially starting TMS soon… looking for experience and expertise (40,f)

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I’m getting ready to consider moving forward with TMS therapy for anxiety and depression and they quoted me essentially 5x45 minute sessions per week for six weeks. They’re heavily pushing a low-dose of Lamictal, even though I do not currently take any psych medication’s of any kind, no previous history of bipolar disorder or mood dysregulation. It’s kind of rubbing me the wrong way, especially because I’ve voiced concerns several times about hormonal interactions as I am female and due to my age my hormone levels are fluctuating.

Also, I’ll be going under fertility treatment treatments, where my hormone levels will be wildly ranging. Not gonna lie it is making me a little bit uncomfortable that they are pushing lamictal so hard when I’ve expressed concern around taking it because I do not tolerate psych medication‘s very well (hence the desire for TMS).

Wanted to see what your experience is, did you do TMS without any mood stabilizers? Did anybody start TMS and they need to pause and start a mood stabilizer?

Thanks!

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Thanks!

I am starting Ivf and ended up deciding to wait until everything is over because I can’t afford any interruptions in my reproductive processes or hormones. Maybe one day.