transcranial electric stimulation -- anyone tried?

[pr40]

The New Yorker article made me think that tDCS could work for PANDAS as well. there is a lot of talk about it on the internet and two PBS mentions. Has anyone here tried it?

We ordered a kit and are waiting to arrive. will post our experience.

[PowPow]

waiting for that post- use post!!

[Hrosenkrantz]

what new yorker article?

[pr40]

this new yorker article

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/electrified

[Wombat140]

Fascinating article. Have you tried the kit yet, Pr40? If so, how are you getting on?

[pr40]

yes, but only on me and dw. Can't tell if there is a difference yet. That is the problem mentioned in the NY article: how do you know it worked?

I can say this, no side effects, no negative effects, and dw seems to be slightly less symptomatic. on me, i can't really tell.

we decided to do it once a month.

[PowPow]

what kind of symptoms is she slightly less symptomatic with, if I may ask?

[pr40]

depression. we need more time.

with me, it's mood. i think i noticed mild positive resutls, but, again, need more time

we are hesitating to give it to children bc there are only a few studies. here is one that can give you the idea of how effective stimulation can be

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bn/2014/173073/

[PowPow]

do you mind sharing what kit you purchased, either on forum or privately?

[pr40]

i got the cheepest I could find, https://thebrainstimulator.net/product/the-brain-stimulator-advanced-tdcs-kit/

it seems to work well.

one difficulty is choosing where to place electrodes.

here is a site among others http://tdcsplacements.com/

Edited May 20, 2015 by pr40

[pr40]

we did it with the kids. ds had no problems. we used autism settings. no immediate results.

dd, with depression positioning, lasted for 5 minutes if that. she is extremely sensitive and thought it was painful, started crying, and so on.

we'll try again.