A Different Approach to Difficult to Treat Depression
Get well and stay well — with SYMMETRY®
If you’re struggling with depression (unipolar or bipolar) that is difficult to treat and traditional treatments have failed to provide you with relief, there's another way forward.
What is Difficult to Treat Depression?
Difficult to Treat Depression* (DTD) is a failure to achieve response or remission following two or more treatments used at an adequate dose and duration. More than 2.7 million American adults suffer from the burden of Difficult to Treat Depression.
Fewer People Find Relief With Each Medication They Try
Depression may continue even with traditional treatments, such as medication or talk therapy. In fact, more than 6 in 10 people fail to successfully achieve complete relief from major depression with their first medication.
SYMMETRY® is indicated for the adjunctive long-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients 18 years of age or older who are experiencing a major depressive episode and have not had an adequate response to four or more adequate antidepressant treatments.
When compared to people with depression,
people with DTD have:
more very severe depression
increase in hospitalization risk
A Unique Approach
VNS Therapy® (Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy) for Difficult to Treat Depression
SYMMETRY® is not a drug. It is not brain surgery. It uses the natural pathways in your body. VNS Therapy® is a device that works by stimulating the vagus nerve.
What makes SYMMETRY effective:
- The vagus nerve is connected to areas of the brain that control mood.
- SYMMETRY works by regularly sending mild pulses through a thin wire directly to the vagus nerve in the neck.
- Through these pulses, SYMMETRY has been shown to improve depression symptoms.