# Ep. 190/Todd/What is Treatment Resistant Depression?

An episode of [Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1456050183), 25 Apr 2022, 17 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fd90ee28/podcast/play/94381150/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-10-13%2F389765808-44100-2-be1710206c118320.mp3

When a person fails a third or fourth anti-depressant, the chances of success on another round of medication fall to 6.7 percent. And yet many patients whose medications have stopped working are advised to keep trying. Todd's story of depression worsening to the point of suicidal thinking is an example of the trap these patients find themselves in. Fortunately for Todd, transcranial magnetic stimulation provided an effective alternative to medicine.

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