Question: Epilepsy Treatments for Depression?
Is it true that epilepsy treatments can sometimes help depression?
Answer: Sometimes this type of medication will help when traditional antidepressants have failed. There is growing evidence that there is a link between certain types of depression and seizures. Vagus Nerve Stimulation, originally a seizure treatment, is now approved in the US for treatment resistant depression. It is a device that is implanted under the skin which gives the vagus nerve a periodic electrical stimulus.
