Posted by IsoM on March 17, 2002, at 21:48:27
In reply to Re: Candidates for ECT » IsoM, posted by Hal on March 17, 2002, at 18:15:43
Sure, Hal, though he's no longer my husband. He responded to some medications for a short while but within a month or two, every one would lost its effectiveness. I don't want to make a blanket statement because this may not be the reason for the lack of response, but still I have a gut-feeling, that his poor nutrition did play a part.
He was raised in a non-vegetable, non-healthy food family. He'd never tasted brocolli, green peppers, coleslaw & many other vegetable dishes until after our marriage, & he never did develop a taste for real food. He'd eat a small part of what I cooked - mostly the meat, & then eat junk food. He had a very high fat, high sugar, & high salt diet. He'd literally go through a gallon pail of ice-cream in a couple of days, bags of chips, pop, etc. I think without the needed vitamins & minerals, his body couldn't maintain itself.
So I wish I could say something worked long-term, but nothing did. The best med & the one that lasted the longest was Nardil, a MAO inhibitor.
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