Posted by sar on September 5, 2001, at 0:42:54
In reply to Re: About to get ECT...., posted by adamie on September 4, 2001, at 23:03:14
hey phoenix girl,
oh i am feeling for you right now. you're brave to have been through so much...scientifically, i know next to nothing about ECT, but my grandmother had it and lived into her ripe mid-eighties, writing poetry as she always had. A friend of mine complained that the movie *Requiem for a Dream* portrayed ECT very biasedly (the woman who receieves it in that movie becomes a space cadet) because one of his best friends had gotten ECT for manic depression but retained his near-genius status--his depression wasn't wiped out, but it did help.
i don't know what to say, except that this is a good place to post and get opinions. Psycho-Social Babble is v. cool as well, do you want to come visit over there? it's a smaller group, warmer and less chaotic. (just me--i get all confused at plain psycho-babble.)
i'm in no position to offer you medical advice, but as another depresst 23 yr-old girl, i'm here for you if you need to talk.
best wishes,
sar
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