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There are different treatments for depression:

  • The most common treatment is the use of psychoactive drugs.
  • Electroconvulsive therapy is the most effective treatment against depression.
Comparison with other antidepressant treatments

Antidepressant Drugs Electroconvulsive Therapy
(ECT)		 TMS
Efectiveness

54-64 experiment 50% or more Improvement

54-64 experiment 50% or more Improvement Comparable to ECT
Begining of Therapeutic Effects
 4-6 weeks
 1 week
 1week
Adverse events
 headache, Dry mouth, Dizzines, Constipation, Nausea, Blurred vision, Urinary Retention, Delayed or Retrograde Eyaculation Loss of memory,  muscular pain, nausea, headache Mild headache that resolves with a single dose of Tylenol
Incidence of Adverse Events
67% will experiment at least one significant adverse event. 80%  will hace a secondary sexual disfuntion due to medication. Up to 100% 10%
 

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