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Posted by mike19 on July 29, 2000, at 18:37:40
ect onyone hade it , what do yoy think
Posted by paul on July 30, 2000, at 1:21:34
In reply to e..c..t..., posted by mike19 on July 29, 2000, at 18:37:40
was advised to get it by the worst excuse for a dr. i've ever known. as he himself had NOTHING to offer by way of decency or understanding, getting my noggin broiled was his only suggestion. luckily had no inshooance support so was no dice. i was in the middle of a HUGE anxiety attack which mr. EXPERT wasn't able to pick up on. the cure? 2 1mg xanax's which i took as a last resort. i had no idea it was just anxiety! never HAD a drug work so well! soon thereafter told mr. expert to get screwed. he's a tool to be sure. personally? the entire idea scares the livin S**T outa me. this is one case where even having a fairly up-to-date understanding of the process and the principles involved makes < < NO > > difference whatsoever. even know somebody who had it done-he's fine, been fine for years. STILL makes my jammys crawl.
p(c(l))
Posted by Steeler Tookahn on July 30, 2000, at 4:45:10
In reply to Re: e..c..t..., posted by paul on July 30, 2000, at 1:21:34
> was advised to get it by the worst excuse for a dr. i've ever known. as he himself had NOTHING to offer by way of decency or understanding, getting my noggin broiled was his only suggestion. luckily had no inshooance support so was no dice. i was in the middle of a HUGE anxiety attack which mr. EXPERT wasn't able to pick up on. the cure? 2 1mg xanax's which i took as a last resort. i had no idea it was just anxiety! never HAD a drug work so well! soon thereafter told mr. expert to get screwed. he's a tool to be sure. personally? the entire idea scares the livin S**T outa me. this is one case where even having a fairly up-to-date understanding of the process and the principles involved makes < < NO > > difference whatsoever. even know somebody who had it done-he's fine, been fine for years. STILL makes my jammys crawl.
> p(c(l))Paul,
Do you think your friend might be willing to tell Mike15 about his experience?Steeler
Posted by Steeler Tookahn on July 30, 2000, at 5:44:45
In reply to Re: e..c..t..., posted by Steeler Tookahn on July 30, 2000, at 4:45:10
> Paul,
> Do you think your friend might be willing to tell Mike15 about his experience?
>
> SteelerUh, make that Mike19. I seem to have debited him 4 points.
Posted by Janice on July 30, 2000, at 19:46:35
In reply to e..c..t..., posted by mike19 on July 29, 2000, at 18:37:40
hi Mike,
I believe there are some threads in the archives about ECT. You could go back and search to see other's experiences if you like.
Janice
Posted by stephanie l. on August 3, 2000, at 21:06:27
In reply to e..c..t..., posted by mike19 on July 29, 2000, at 18:37:40
> ect onyone hade it , what do yoy think
I had ECT about 4 years ago. My longtime AD -
Nardil - had stopped working, and I tried several new ones, to no avail. By the time I tried ECT, I had been severly depressed for almost two years. I wanted the ECT -- I'm the one who pushed for it, after reading and talking to people about its effectiveness (its success rate is supposed to be 90% or so.)
I had 8 sessions, over the course of 2 1/2 weeks. After the second session, I remember absolutely nothing of the next three weeks.( And I still don't remember it.) My significant other told me that after half of the sessions, I really wanted to stop. I hated "going under." They the docs) talked me into continuing, since we where already half done.I had bilateral ECT, where they put the electrodes on both temples. (jThey usually do only one temple.) Bilateral is supposed to be more effective. Since I had been resistant to so many medications, my doctor felt we should give it all its got.
What do I remember? Not much, except for a
wierd feeling about losing three weeks of time.
My friends had to fill me in. The procedure was not like the barbaric ritual that it's been portrayed as; on the other hand, it's not fun. I carry with me a sense of trauma about that time, and I'm sure it's from the ECT. Unfortunately, it didn't help. Would I do it again? Yes - but only as a last resort. I now know that there are many many drugs and drug combinations to be tried. I'd try that before ECT.
Stephanie L.
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