Start here: how this community works

Welcome to the TMS List community. This space exists so people considering, undergoing, or recovering from TMS can compare notes with each other — and occasionally with clinicians who choose to participate. **A few ground rules.** 1. **Nothing here is medical advice.** Not from us, not from other members, and not from clinicians posting in their personal capacity. Decisions about your treatment belong with a provider who knows your history. 2. **Share your experience, not a diagnosis for someone else.** "Here is what happened to me" is useful. "You have X, you should do Y" is not. 3. **No clinic advertising in threads.** Providers are welcome to answer questions; promotional posts get removed. If you run a clinic, [claim your listing](/claim-listing/) instead. 4. **Outcomes vary enormously.** Roughly half to 60% of people with treatment-resistant depression respond to a standard course, and about a third reach remission. Someone else's week-three breakthrough is not a schedule you are failing to meet. 5. **Crisis situations need more than a forum.** If you are in danger, contact your local emergency number, or in the US call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. **Useful starting points** - [Do I qualify for TMS? The eligibility checklist](/blog/do-i-qualify-for-tms-checklist/) - [What TMS actually feels like](/blog/what-tms-actually-feels-like/) - [Week-by-week: what to expect through a full course](/blog/tms-week-by-week-timeline/) - [Who should not get TMS](/blog/who-should-not-get-tms/) Post titles that describe a real question get better answers than "help." Thanks for being here.