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Now That VNS Is FDA Approved, How Do I Request It?

By Nancy Schimelpfening, About.com

Updated August 24, 2006

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Question: Now That VNS Is FDA Approved, How Do I Request It?
Answer: The manufacturer of the VNS Therapy device, Cyberonics, offers a website at http://www.vnstherapy.com/that gives information about VNS Therapy, locations where it is offered and how to talk with your psychiatrist about it. If you are thinking about having VNS Therapy, I would also recommend a book written by Charles Donovan called Out of the Black Hole. He gives quite a bit of information about what VNS is like from a patient's perspective. He also provides information about insurance and VNS.
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