Can patients receiving NeuroStar TMS Therapy also take antidepressant(s)?
Yes. In a randomized controlled trial, NeuroStar TMS Therapy was studied as a monotherapy treatment without antidepressant medication so efficacy with additional antidepressants (i.e., as adjunctive therapy) is not known. However, patients were safely administered antidepressant medications during the taper phase of acute treatment. NeuroStar TMS Therapy was also safety administered in conjunction with antidepressant medication during the six-month maintenance of effect study. Patients being treated with antidepressant monotherapy who experienced depression symptom breakthrough were given periodic reintroduction of TMS Therapy. There are also extensive literature reports of safe use of TMS Therapy in conjunction with antidepressant medications.
