Vagus Nerve Stimulation is an interesting development for the treatment of treatment resistant depression. In the US it is approved by the FDA but not reimbursed by Health Insurance Companies, dividing psychiatric patients in haves and have nots?
A website with a lot of information on VNS at vnsdepression.com, please read the disclosure
For a discussion about efficacy of VNS and an update on the recent literature please read this post about VNS
Besides Electroconvulsive therapy, VNS is another form of Neurostimulation for depression
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My friend had a Vagus Nerve implant several months ago. As his doctor turned the device up, so it would go off more often and at a longer time, he began to feel awful. He had severe migraine headaches, nausea, and was so hoarse every time the implant fired that he could not talk. Is this common?
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It takes time to get the right settings of the device, you have to consult your physician. It takes close collaboration for monitoring the best cycles. Regards DrShock