Posted by mars on January 21, 2001, at 0:08:26
In reply to Article on ECT in Feb. Atlantic Monthly, posted by allisonm on January 20, 2001, at 22:09:27
Allison -
Thanks so much for posting the link. This is one of the best articles I've read about the subject. I had eight ECT treatments about a year ago - my pdoc had a sudden reversal of her attitude about ECT after a former patient came back to her with a success story, which caused my pdoc to reevaluate the effectiveness of ECT. I was in really bad shape and not responding to any pharmaceuticals.
ECT was a "peaceful" and definitely *passive* experience, and definitely helped me...initially. But the effects wore off fairly quickly (I had a violent and painful reversal, as well) and the memory problems were quirky but substantial. I'm not yet ready to accept a future where I receive ECT regularly.
mars
> http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/02/smith.htm
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