Depression isn’t fun – and it takes time and care to find ways of easing your symptoms. It usually takes a few tries to find a treatment, or combination of treatments, that work for you. 

Taking an antidepressant or going to mental health treatment eases depression symptoms for most individuals. After multiple efforts of trial and error with medications, it’s possible that you might find yourself at a standstill with no signs of relief. If that’s what you’re experiencing then, you may have the medical condition treatment-resistant depression (TRD). With TRD, standard treatments may not be enough to address your treatment.

Your symptoms may improve, only to keep coming back, or they may not help much at all. Antidepressants and counseling might not be enough to ease your depression symptoms. 

Don’t be disheartened if this is the case. It’s rather common. In fact, up to one-third of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) don’t respond to treatment. It is best to seek medical advice to alleviate any worry.Just because what you’ve been doing hasn’t been working, doesn’t mean that there is no chance for you to experience relief. 

There are alternative treatment methods that may be available to you that can work in combination with or independent of your medications. Combined with talk therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, alternative treatments have been shown to be very promising in treating depression.

They can work on different types of depression, like MDD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and others in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Treating symptoms like loss of interest, feeling of sadness, long-term depressive thoughts, and more.Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy is a treatment option for people with MDD. It is a non-medicated and non-invasive antidepressant treatment that has minimal side effects. 

MDD that is resistant to medication is known as Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD). For patients experiencing TRD, there is hope in the medication-free, non-invasive alternative treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, commonly known as TMS.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If you have tried several medications before with poor results, TMS can be an alternative treatment option to treat your depression. Harmony Bay Wellness uses Magstim’s TMS machines and technology, which offers shorter treatment sessions than other TMS machines. 

During TMS therapy, short magnetic pulses of energy stimulate nerve cells in the brain. Your TMS therapy session will be anywhere from 20-30 minutes long and you will be able to sit back and relax with a book or your favorite television show. 

It’s our goal to make you as comfortable as possible during your treatment. And afterward, you can resume all of your normal daily activities – including driving.What if there was an FDA-approved prescription nasal spray that could be used in combination with an antidepressant to help ease your depression symptoms? Lucky for you, there is, and it’s called Spravato! 

Spravato (Esketamine) is just that. Administered by a medical professional, esketamine is a form of ketamine, but different in that it is administered nasally and produces rapid, effective results.If you have major depression and are interested in trying Spravato, you will need to be evaluated by a medical professional. This is oftentimes a psychiatrist, to ensure that it will potentially be a good fit for you.

Once you get started, you’ll come into the treatment center twice a week for the first four weeks. During weeks five to eight, you’ll drop down to once a week. Then week nine and after, you can either remain weekly or switch to biweekly. According to a handful of studies, Spravato has been shown to decrease suicidal thoughts.Harmony Bay Wellness, located in Southern New Jersey, offers various types of treatments for major depressive disorder, including TMS therapy and Spravato.

If you have any questions, our medical professionals are happy to answer any questions and help you set up a consultation.