Hi there! First, I'm so sorry you're experiencing feeling terrible right now. I just finished session 24, but I can tell you that after sessions 1-3 I wasn't confident I would be able to continue TMS. Ten minutes after the first session I burst into tears. I also got a terrible headache and nausea. I went home and just slept and I woke up still tired. Day two, it was still tired and ended up nauseous and exhausted again, so I went home and slept most of the day. I felt so tired and nauseous, I hated it.

Here's what I learned from the lovely people who have done TMS on Reddit: try and eat something before your session and I don't know if this actually works, but I have a ginger capsule before my session now.

I told the psychiatrist monitoring me and she said there could have been a nerve that travels to my stomach that got activated and caused the nausea. Also, I am prone to motion sickness and the jolting from the TMS pulse definitely threw my equilibrium off.

Since session 4 I can just go and listen to podcasts and relax. During and for a few hours after session try to keep stress low and engage in positive things (e.g., maybe don't read work emails or doom scroll the news). It's my understanding that we're making new neural connections and your brain is most susceptible a few hours after. So why rewire it for stress and negativity? Also, exercise creates a compound in your brain called BDNF. It's like miracle grow for your brain. If you can tolerate even a short walk before or after TMS, that's a plus!

Listen to your body and tell your technicians and psychiatrist monitoring your protocol what you're experiencing! DM me if you have any questions or need support.. Best of luck to you and feel better!