Posted by Maxime on December 12, 2006, at 22:59:26
In reply to How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment, posted by JoshG on December 12, 2006, at 20:23:16
I've been wanting to have DBS. :)
I think you should take the time off and have the treatments if you have decided that you are going to have ECT.
If you continue to work while you have ECT and exhibit any strange behaviour you will get a label ... and not a good one.
Can't you take a sick leave without saying what for?
Good luck to you.
Maxime
> Hi folks,
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> After several false starts over the last four years it looks like I am going to have ECT starting next week. I had ECT 14 years ago and it did not help with major depression. I work full time at night doing computer tech support and I need to figure out what to tell my boss about ECT. I want to try and continue to work during the treatments but don't know if I will be able to.
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> Has anyone been able to continue working during ECT? What did you tell your employer if you could not work?
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> A little history... I have been depressed since I was a child and have been through numerous drugs trials and am currently in therapy with a psychiatrist I trust. Current diagnosis of treatment resistant depression and PTSD. Very reluctant to try ECT again but really don't know what else to do. I have been in contact with the folks at Emory in Atlanta doing DBS (deep brain stimulation) but that would require moving to Atlanta for nine months. Not to mention brain surgery...
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> Thanks,
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> Josh
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