Your dedication to your career reveals itself through your promotions, positive quarterly reviews, and additional responsibilities. While you can take pride in your “go-getter” attitude, what are you supposed to do if you start feeling less motivated and energetic, and the stress starts getting to you?
Suddenly, you find yourself battling sleeplessness at night and drowsiness in meetings, affecting your social battery and work performance. What’s worse, this may prompt you to pick up yet another cup of coffee or other caffeinated beverages like soda. While these may help in the moment, they don’t target the root of the issue: your mental health.
Sleeplessness, stress, and anxiety can interfere with your daily life, negatively impacting your job and personal life. The best solution is to care for your mental health—which is often easier said than done. Where do you start?
At Marcos Medical, we believe it starts with a conversation at our wellness center in San Antonio. For many people, we recommend Exomind, a noninvasive and drug-free mental health treatment to calm anxieties and stress. Before we explain Exomind, let’s first discuss transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
What is TMS?
You’re probably somewhat familiar with this mental wellness procedure that has been around since 1985. TMS therapy involves a coil placed on your head, connected to a machine to deliver magnetic stimulation and boost your brain’s electrical activity.
It’s like a workout for your brain, activating neural pathways, restoring healthy brain activity, and enhancing neural connectivity. TMS targets the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the part of your brain responsible for regulating your emotions, cognitive function, and goal-directed behavior. The magnetic pulses build new neural pathways and retrain the brain to process emotions and thoughts more constructively.
The Problems With TMS
While it’s a highly effective treatment that helps ease anxiety and improve mood, the original systems had a few downsides. The cap caused many patients pain and discomfort, and several reported lightheadedness and headaches after their appointments. These side effects can really counteract the good mood you’re supposed to feel after your treatment.
Enter Exomind: Improved TMS Therapy
Exomind is a breakthrough therapy by BTL, the same manufacturer behind state-of-the-art body contouring and skin tightening treatments like Emsculpt, Emtone, and Exion. BTL is using Exomind to incorporate mental health into their approach to enhancing overall well-being, expanding their focus beyond physical health.
When you come to our wellness center in San Antonio for an Exomind treatment, you can reap the benefits of TMS with fewer and less intense side effects. BTL improved the standard TMS therapy with shorter appointments and a more comfortable applicator cap.
Benefits of ExoMind
Aside from a more comfortable treatment, you can also enjoy the following benefits from Exomind.
Drug-Free
No need to remember to take a daily prescription. This mental wellness therapy is 100% drug-free.
However, if you already take a prescribed medication for mental health conditions, this treatment won’t replace it. Instead, Exomind can enhance the methods you’re already using.
Noninvasive
No needles or injections required. This therapeutic device sits on top of your head to administer the magnetic stimulation, making it a completely noninvasive treatment.
No Downtime
After each appointment, you’re free to continue your day as usual. Because this product boasts no side effects, downtime is unnecessary. However, we recommend trying to avoid stressful situations after your appointment, if possible.
Quick Appointment Times
You’re a busy person, and setting time aside to focus on mental health may not seem possible. Fortunately, at our wellness center in San Antonio, most Exomind appointments only take 20 to 30 minutes, and we schedule them once or twice a week—or even once a day if you would like.
Exomind for Mental Wellness
So you know that this treatment activates neural pathways and improves brain function, but what exactly does that improve? Quite a few mental health conditions. While most people recognize this therapy’s ability to treat depression, we recommend Exomind to treat the following:
- Difficulty focusing
- Changes in mood
- Poor sleep patterns
- Anxious, repetitive thoughts
- Mental fog
- Stress
- Poor memory
Release Stress One Step at a Time: The Process at Marcos Medical
If you’re ready to sleep through the night and focus better at work, then the first step follows as any mental health concern should: with a conversation.
Consultation
It’s hard to talk about the stress that comes with everyday life. On one hand, you’re grateful for the opportunities that have been given to you, and you’re proud of your accomplishments. However, you may have reached a point where you now feel overwhelmed and can’t calm the thoughts racing through your mind. We’ve all been there, and we applaud your decision to invest in your mental health at our wellness center in San Antonio.
You may wonder why a conversation is necessary. As a team of wellness experts, we want to establish a relationship with our patients and understand the source of your stress. We may refer you to a specialist so you can combine your Exomind treatment with traditional forms of therapy, like medication or talk therapy.
Treatment
This therapy requires no prep time. All that we ask is for you to show up on time. Your provider will place the cap on your head, and will adjust the placement if you notice any discomfort.
During your treatment, it’s best to allow yourself to relax and meditate, so we suggest leaving any distractions like phones or tablets behind.
Results
We can’t give you an exact estimate for how quickly you’ll feel improvements in your mood and thought processes. Timelines for results vary depending on the severity of your mental health concerns and if you’re receiving additional support from medications or talk therapy. After a few sessions, you can expect to feel more calm and experience better sleep.
FAQ About Exomind
If you’re still not convinced that Exomind is right for you, we hope to address any concerns or misconceptions you may have before coming to our wellness center in San Antonio.
1. What does Exomind feel like?
We can assure you that you shouldn’t feel pain during this treatment. Instead, most patients report a slight tingling sensation as the magnetic pulses reactivate your neural pathways.
2. Is Exomind safe?
The Exomind device looks and sounds sort of like something from a science fiction novel. Well, it’s all science and no fiction. TMS itself has maintained FDA approval since 2008. BTL’s advanced improvement on this therapy system holds FDA clearance for mental wellness. Also, because it requires no anesthesia, incisions, or recovery times, it’s a low-risk therapy.
3. Who is a candidate for Exomind?
Anyone can benefit from Exomind. It’s especially helpful if you’re experiencing a stressful situation and want to feel more calm and in control. You can talk to our providers about Exomind if you’re experiencing insomnia, anxiety, chronic stress, and repetitive or addictive behavior symptoms.
4. How does Exomind improve sleep?
It feels like you’ve tried everything to achieve a restful 7 to 9 hours of sleep, but nothing is working. Exomind targets the areas of your brain responsible for healthy sleep, improving your sleep and wake cycle. Something we always stress at our wellness center in San Antonio is the importance of sleep, because it allows your body to conserve energy, repair itself, and organize learned information.
5. How many sessions will I need?
Mental health isn’t a single destination—for many, it’s an evolving journey. Initially, you might feel more calm and in control after 2 to 3 sessions, but you may require ongoing sessions to keep your brain functioning optimally. It really depends on your own preferences and experiences. For some patients, this treatment can support them through temporary stressful situations in their life. Other patients may decide to continue treatments monthly or bi-monthly.
Why Come to Marcos Medical
You may wonder why a primary care and aesthetics center offers mental health treatments. We recognize the body as an interconnected system. Therefore, your mental health affects your physical health, and vice versa. When you’re stressed out, anxious, and fatigued, your body suffers just as much as your mind does. Not only do you experience the fight-or-flight response, but you increase your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and even obesity.
Aesthetically, stress can also exacerbate or trigger issues with your hair. Some people experience telogen effluvium, a response to stress, trauma, or infections, that causes more hair to fall out of your scalp than usual, leading to even more stress. At our wellness center in San Antonio, we can improve mental health conditions and aesthetic concerns. In cases of hair loss, we will suggest our hair restoration services in addition to Exomind.
Additional Wellness Services
Your hormones, sex life, and weight can all impact—or be impacted—by your mental health. Our wellness services aim to improve your life through education, guidance, and personalized treatments. You can explore our range of wellness services during your consultation for Exomind. Here are a few of our suggestions:
- Emsella for urinary incontinence
- Shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction
- Hormone therapy for men and women
- Weight loss management and injections
Clear Your Mind With Exomind
If you find yourself restless and unable to sleep or concentrate, then Exomind is likely a good option for you. With quick sessions, a comfortable atmosphere, and no downtime, you can ease the thoughts racing through your head and clear brain fog. Visiting our wellness center in San Antonio may even help you continue to progress successfully in your career. To get started, try our treatment planning tool or request a consultation to speak with a member of our team.
