Posted by invisiblemanpa on December 10, 2006, at 4:07:43
In reply to Re: ECT experience, posted by Karen44 on December 9, 2006, at 21:00:30
Don't do it! I had been struggling with major depression for 10 years, social anxiety my whole adult life, it has cost me my family,successful career, you know the story....I have been on every major 2nd generation anti depressant combo....none work......only the benzos provide some temp. relief....so I agreed to ECT in late summer...I hate hospitals, needles, so that part was bad enough....but..the end after I think 12 treatments.....my mind is scrambled eggs..I have no memory of this fall and not of most of 2006, depression worse, anxiety worse, concentration shot, thoughts start and vanish.....I can't even follow the instructions on how to use my new cell phone....I have a masters degree, blah blah blah...it's all gone...before the ECT.... I could do a little bit, still had hope of maybe pulling life, career, back together.......now it's all gone....
ECT should be outlawed....it is experimental torture..in 50 years it will be looked upon as we do now when docs used to bleed people and use leeches....DON'T DO IT.........
I SAY THROW ALL THE MEDS AWAY AND KEEP SOME COLD ONES ON ICE..........JUST DON'T DRIVE.....
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