pr40 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowPow Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 waiting for that post- use post!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrosenkrantz Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 what new yorker article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 this new yorker article http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/electrified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat140 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Fascinating article. Have you tried the kit yet, Pr40? If so, how are you getting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowPow Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 what kind of symptoms is she slightly less symptomatic with, if I may ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowPow Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 do you mind sharing what kit you purchased, either on forum or privately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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