Accelerated TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) is an intensive form of TMS therapy that completes a full course of treatment in just one week. Instead of one session per day over several weeks, Accelerated TMS delivers ten sessions per day for five consecutive days. Each session involves the precise delivery of magnetic pulses to targeted areas of the brain associated with mood regulation, stimulating underactive neural pathways and promoting neuroplasticity. All treatment is delivered using our Magstim TMS device, one of the most clinically validated TMS systems available.
Accelerated TMS may be appropriate for patients who:
Before treatment begins, a clinical evaluation will determine whether Accelerated TMS is the right fit based on your history, diagnosis, and treatment goals. During the five-day course, you will come into our Forest Hills office each day for ten short sessions with scheduled breaks in between. You remain fully awake throughout, no sedation or anesthesia is required, and you can return to your normal routine immediately after each visit. Many patients begin noticing improvement in mood, energy, and overall function in the days and weeks following the completion of treatment, though results vary by individual.
Traditional TMS is covered by most major insurance plans when medical necessity criteria are met. Accelerated TMS is currently considered an emerging protocol and is not covered by insurance. Treatment is available on a self-pay basis. Contact our office for current pricing information.
I recently started care with Hillside TMS & Esketamine to treat my depression. I have been depressed for almost two years and my life was on hold. I had trouble going to work, taking public transport, sleeping and all other kinds of issues. I was a different person before the depression. I never had any symptoms when I was younger, it all happened as an adult. I tried medication and seeking psychiatric help for it but nothing seemed to work. Then, my wife found Dr. Itteera’s practice in Forest Hills. I had never heard of TMS treatment before. Dr. Itteera welcomed us to her office and gave us a full-length consultation in which she reviewed my medication/psychiatric history and thoroughly explained what TMS therapy was. She suggested I try accelerated TMS therapy. This accelerated TMS therapy was for five consecutive days in which I would do ten, nine-minute sessions of TMS a day. At first, I was skeptical but by the end my family and I felt the change. I started to regain interest in my old hobbies, have a more hopeful view on life and I was able to take public transport all on my own! Before TMS, I had not taken the subway or bus in over two years and this treatment helped me push through. I am so thankful to Dr.Itteera and her staff. They treated me so well, I truly felt like family. I would suggest this treatment and Hillside TMS to anyone who has treatment resistant depression. Your new life is waiting for you!
- K.K.
Contact our Forest Hills office to schedule an evaluation with one of our clinicians and find out whether Accelerated TMS is right for you.
