Flow tDCS device

Name: Flow tDCS Headset
Brand: Flow Neuroscience
SKU: FL-100
Price: 399.00 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (40 reviews)

€459

Caution: Do NOT use the Flow headset without first consulting a doctor or healthcare professional. Why?

What can you expect from using Flow?

Within a few weeks, the Flow treatment improves your mood, concentration, optimism and initiative, while reducing anxiety and suicidal thoughts.

The Flow tDCS device

The Flow headset is the first portable tDCS device, medically approved for home use in the UK and EU. Because of its unique safety system and user friendly design, the Flow tDCS device offers you the possibility to recover from depression in the comfort of your own home. The brain stimulation technique is backed by more than 20 double-blind, placebo controlled, clinical trials, making this tDCS headset well-trusted by experts in the field of psychiatry.

Technical features:

Compatible with iOS (11+) and Android (5.0+, Lollipop)
Bluetooth controlled through the Flow – Depression app
Stimulation current: 2 mA
Battery life: +5 hours (enough for 10 stimulation sessions)
MicroUSB charger with EU (Type C) or UK (Type G) socket, depending on your order.
All materials are biocompatible and comply with ISO 10993-1
Shipped with Headset pads for 20 sessions.
Includes printed user manual in multiple languages.
Made in Sweden

Medical approvals:

A class IIa medical device
Approved by the British Standards Institutions (BSI)
CE-marked. Approved for medical use in the EU and UK
Unique safety system that allows home-use
Tested according to IEC 60601 for electrical medical device safety

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What is tDCS?

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is the technique used in the Flow tDCS device. This type of brain stimulation has been used to treat depression for decades, but should not be confused with electroconvulsive therapy (formerly known as electroshock therapy). The current used in tDCS is 400 times weaker and has never been associated with serious adverse events. The Flow tDCS device delivers a constant low-strength electric current through two electrodes placed on the forehead to stimulate brain activity and help improve the symptoms of depression. In the largest tDCS study to date, 24% of patients completely overcame their depression, while 41% found that at least half of their symptoms disappeared after six weeks using this technique (read more about the Science).

How to use the Flow tDCS headset

The Flow tDCS device is Bluetooth controlled and managed through the Flow depression app. Consequently, the first thing to do is to download the app Flow – Depression. Inside the app you will meet your virtual therapist, Flow, who guides you through the treatment programme. The app will give you step-by-step instructions on how to start the headset, put it on and begin your first stimulation session.

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The treatment protocol. It’s important to follow the tDCS treatment protocol to get the best effect. Your stimulation sessions are 30 minutes long and you will start with 5 sessions per week during the first three weeks. After that, there will be 1-2 sessions per week for as long as you like. Your virtual therapist will help you schedule all upcoming sessions. Also, the app offers you over 50 Behaviour Therapy sessions with a focus on lifestyle changes that significantly decrease symptoms of depression. (Read more about the Flow – Depression app.)

Is the Flow tDCS device going to help you?

Like other treatments for depression, brain stimulation works very well for some people, but for others, it does not work at all. That’s why it’s always best to combine using the Flow tDCS device with the lifestyle changes suggested in the Flow – Depression app.) We want to maximize your chances of recovering from depression. After about 3-4 weeks, you will be able to feel a reduction of your symptoms if this is a treatment that works for you.

Are there side effects from using the tDCS device?

Clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the British Journal of Psychiatry showed that tDCS brain stimulation, of the kind used in the Flow tDCS device, had a similar impact to antidepressants, but with fewer and less-severe side effects. Some people don’t feel anything underneath the electrodes. Some people feel an itchy, slightly tingling sensation. Some feel stinging or a mild burning sensation and some experience mild headaches that pass after half an hour. (Read more about Safety and Precautions.)