Posted by Chris A. on May 16, 2000, at 0:50:21
In reply to Re: What's Wrong with Having a Seizure???, posted by medlib on May 16, 2000, at 0:01:35
At least when I go for ECT they keep me well oxygenated, my muscles relaxed and keep me safe. When brain damage occurs as a result of seizures it is invariably due to the airway becoming obstructed and subsequent lack of oxygen to the brain. Another cause of damage is when a person falls and strikes their head during a siezure. I've witnessed that, and it is sad.
Chris A.
Please don't shoot me. I am feeling vulnerable and would like to find some support here for my decision to try to treat my refractory Bipolar depression/mixed states with ECT. It's not working as well as I'd like, as we're using low dose RUL, as higher dose and bilateral treatments cause more temporary confusion and temporary memory loss for me, which I don't much care for. Still, I'll go on record saying the ECT is safer than all of the medication treatment I've been through. That's a very long story. My husband says ECT and meds have probably saved my life even though neither of them are perfect. Kay Jamison has given her husband a power of attorney to authorize ECT should she become sick enough. Dr. Manning honestly recounts her experience with ECT and major depression in the book "Undercurrents".
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