This directory shows 4 New Orleans TMS locations. Three are Uptown, on Magazine Street, Coliseum Street and Antonine Street in the medical blocks near Napoleon Avenue, and one is on Jefferson Highway near the Jefferson Parish line. Patients come from Metairie, Kenner, Harahan, Gretna and Algiers, as well as Mid-City and the Garden District.
TMS rarely replaces the rest of your treatment. Most people keep their antidepressant and therapy appointments during the course. Your TMS provider will ask about every medicine, alcohol use and any history of seizures before starting. Signing a release lets the clinic share progress with your psychiatrist or primary doctor, so your care stays coordinated.
The first visit is a conversation, not a treatment. A provider asks about your symptoms, past diagnoses and medication history, then may have you fill out a mood questionnaire. Bring your insurance card and pharmacy list. If TMS looks like a fit, the clinic starts any prior authorization and books your mapping session.
Sessions happen on weekdays across roughly six weeks, so timing is worth planning. Mardi Gras parade routes on St. Charles and Magazine can close Uptown streets for days, so ask about schedule changes during Carnival. Summer heat and hurricane season can also interrupt plans. The St. Charles streetcar and RTA buses reach parts of Uptown, and I-10 serves the Jefferson Highway area.
Uptown and Jefferson Highway offices hear questions regarding Depression, ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar. Depression treatment is the FDA-cleared purpose of TMS, with a focus on people for whom pills have not been enough. Fit is judged by the provider following an assessment.
Healthy Louisiana (Louisiana Medicaid) plans, Medicare, TRICARE and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana can cover TMS once their requirements are satisfied. Before you start, ask the office to run your insurance and explain what is covered.
Clinics usually pick up where you left off once they reopen. A short gap is common and does not mean starting over. Ask the clinic how it handles weather closures and keep its phone number handy during hurricane season.
A typical plan runs about 36 visits, five per week, often followed by a short taper. Your provider may adjust the plan based on how you respond and what your insurance approves.
No. TMS uses magnetic pulses aimed at one area of the brain, with no anesthesia and no seizure induced. You are conscious throughout and can drive home. ECT is a different treatment given under anesthesia in a hospital setting.
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