When I was depressed, I continued to be sad even though I was on Prozac. It worked for a little while, and my doctor kept switching my antidepressants, but over the course of decades nothing really helped, and I would suffer from bouts of depression. I remember experiencing depression so bad where I couldn’t talk, which was probably the most painful experience because I was totally non-functional.

I started therapy at Greenbrook TMS, and I had wonderful technicians who were so good at explaining everything to me, and they were kind and entertaining, making every 20-minute session go by quickly. I felt like we were a team. I noticed a difference after two weeks—it was unbelievable. I quit crying, I had a real lift in my mood, and I started telling everybody about TMS therapy. I used to get tremendous pleasure out of reading, but I’d given that up. Now I’m back to reading again. I went back to my fitness habits, I enjoy cooking again, and I am entertaining friends. TMS really helped me socially. My close friends say, “Wow! That’s our old Josie.”

I’ve come to realize that antidepressants aren’t cookie-cutter. Everyone’s brain is different. I consider myself a well-balanced person, but depression was a plague that went on for decades. Since TMS therapy I’m off all of my antidepressant medications. If my depression ever comes back, I wouldn’t hesitate to return to Greenbrook TMS.