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Can TMS cause psychological seizures and automatisms? Please help :(

Discussion in 'General Discussion Subforum' started by Japanesefan, Oct 11, 2014.

  1. Japanesefan

    Japanesefan New Member

    Is it possible that TMS can cause seizures (that are psychological) and can it cause automatisms?
     
  2. Tennis Tom

    Tennis Tom Beloved Grand Eagle

    Do a search in the box above, there's a couple of citations for seizures, didn't see anything in a look at a couple of recent TMS books. Never heard of automatisms, what's that?
     
  3. Walt Oleksy (RIP 2021)

    Walt Oleksy (RIP 2021) Beloved Grand Eagle

    I remember automats, where you get your meal through a vending machine,
    but also never heard of automatisms, unless that's what people who use those vending machines are called.
    But I doubt it. I'll Google about automatisms now.
     
  4. Walt Oleksy (RIP 2021)

    Walt Oleksy (RIP 2021) Beloved Grand Eagle

    I am not a doctor, just someone whose back pain healed through TMS knowledge and practice,
    but it seems to me that psychological problems from seizures or automatism can be TMS-caused.

    I found this at wikipedia:

    In medicine, automatism refers to a set of brief unconscious behaviors.[1] These typically last for several seconds to minutes or sometimes longer, a time during which the subject is unaware of his/her actions. This type of automatic behaviour often occurs in certain types of epilepsy, such as complex partial seizures in those with temporal lobe epilepsy,[2] or as a side effect of certain medications, such as zolpidem.[3]
    Variations
    There are varying degrees of automatism. Some may include simple gestures, such as finger rubbing, lip smacking, chewing, or swallowing, or more complex actions, such as sleepwalking behaviors.[4] Others may include speech, which may or may not be coherent or sensible.[5] The subject may or may not remain conscious otherwise throughout the episode. Those who remain conscious may be fully aware of their other actions at the time, but unaware of their automatism.

    In some more complex automatisms, the subject enters into the behaviors of sleepwalking while fully awake up until the moment it starts. In these episodes, which can last for longer periods of time, the subject proceeds to engage in activities s/he routinely performs, such as cooking, showering, or driving along a familiar route, or may even carry on conversation. Following the episode, the subject regains consciousness, often feeling disoriented, and has no memory of the incident.[6]

    Treatment
    Like most seizure disorders, most people who suffer from automatism can have the condition completely or partially controlled by an anticonvulsant medication.

    Automatism in progress cannot be stopped without advanced medical intervention, which may become necessary in rare instances when it lasts longer than 10 minutes with no sign of stopping. Witnesses should allow the subject to exhibit the automatic behavior and not restrain him/her unless failing to do so would be hazardous. Removing objects that person may use harmfully, such as knobs from a stove or car keys is recommended.
     
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