Several months ago I shared with readers the fact that I was using the Fisher-Wallace Transcranial Stimulator to combat a crippling episode of major depression. Even after a few days some positive changes were apparent. One can suggest a placebo effect, but I had enough confidence in my own scientific experience to rule that out.
I had agonized over the decision to reveal details of my own difficulties, but ultimately decided that I couldn't keep it to myself. Serious depressive disorders are costly to society, with a high fatality rate through physical illness, accidents, and suicide. If there was a powerful weapon available to combat them, well, it was my responsibility to make my own meager effort to tell the world. Continue...