Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES)

I don't have experience of this. Is it somrthing like the old Electro-Convulsive Therapy? I believe that was very dangerous. Maybe the best thing is to ask your GP, For your best option. Medication, anti-depressants, are probably safer? Again, always ask your GP. Staying safe is the most impotant thing. Neville

Hi Sarah,

I don’t want to sound negative however my knowledge 'which is minimal at best about CES’ is it has had low success and was always a trial procedure that had no real success in treating depression/anxiety or even headaches.... which brings me to my theory ‘that with all the talk about the brain being imbalanced in times of depression/anxiety and other’ that the real source of treatment lies with stabilised brain chemistry Anti-Depressant medication, Corrective serotonin uptakes to balance the chemicals again which in my experience has worked. CBT is another good method without Med's if one can apply the techniques successfully which is no quick fix and doesn’t work for everyone. Good luck Sarah.

I have not heard this term although I know ECT these days is not as it was in the  past.

Take advice if you cannot understand the proceedure 

I've been using this for a little over a year and find it extremely helpful in my case. I had severe, chronic insomia, along with depression and anxiety for over 10 years. Within 6 months of using CES, I was sleeping 6+ hours. A year later, I'm sleeping for 8 hours every night. In the last month, I've been sleeping 8 hours straight through the night. I don't take any medications for sleep and the only other thing I do is put one drop of lavender essential oil on my pillow. I found my best results come from using the CES at bedtime every night for 20 minutes, unless I have an unusually highly stressful day, at which time I might use it for up to 60 minutes. My therapist helped me to establish this, so I highly recommend you work with someone that has experience with CES. Best of luck to you.