Posted by PhoenixGirl on November 23, 2001, at 15:25:58
In reply to Re: Update- My experience with ECT » PhoenixGirl, posted by shelliR on November 22, 2001, at 12:27:12
Thanks shelli, that gives me a nice warm feeling. I'm definitely going to keep posting updates and will look into pbabble tips.
Hi Phoenix Girl.
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> I do remember some of your previous posts: you shared some sombering feelings after your move to Altanta.
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> I admire you so much: you looked at your life at age 23 and realized that you didn't want to continue to live this way --from age 12 to 23 is a f**king long time :-( . You considered options, explored them in depth and then totally totally went for it. You took a chance which obviously paid off.
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> I am so happy for you and so grateful that you shared your experiences with us. It is a incredibly generous act to come back to the board and share in the depth that you did. I think many people are going to be helped by this, realizing how ECT has changed, especially unilateral. In your experience, ECT had a small effect on your memory, compared to the tremendous effect on your happiness.
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> If you have the time, energy and inclination, you might write up something for psychobabble tips. (I'm not sure of the protocol--whether you have to ask Dr. Bob first). If not,this post remains as a testimony for courage. Thanks.
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> Shelli
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> > So I must say that my experience has been good, and I would recommend ECT to anyone with treatment resistant depression. I think that the degree of side effects you get depends on how many treatments you get and if they're uni- or bi-lateral. All mine were unilateral, and I didn't get a lot of them. Share you're thoughts or questions, I'd like to hear them.
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