Posted by Mitch on September 20, 2001, at 0:18:44
In reply to Update on the me and the ECT, and TMS vs. ECT, posted by PhoenixGirl on September 19, 2001, at 15:24:43
> PHEW!! So what do you think I should do? I'm thinking that my life is being ruined by depression, has been since age
> 12, and I should go for it all. That is, I should try TMS first before trying ECT.
> Please give me your thoughts on this, and what you think of TMS and/or ECT in general. By the way, I'm so lonely
> and isolated and I doubt any treatment will make me truly okay if this loneliness continues. However, they may lift me
> up enough that I can start making relationships with others.PhoenixGirl,
I would go with my gut feelings! Everytime I ignore them far too often and I find myself telling myself-"I told you so!"
Another bonus-the total expense differences are a few hundred here and there. I have been through thyroid surgery *with* good insurance and wound up paying out the yazoo for that. I see your predicament much more potentially life-threating than what I went through.
As far as thoughts about TMS, etc. go, I think it is a highly plausible alternative because.. I have read some stuff here that sometimes a "shock to the system" (a change) is what works rather than targeting a particular receptor with a med, i.e. I have also heard of some pdocs routinely switching AD's with patients on purpose to maintain response-it is like your body adjusts to a med and then you have to play games with it-so to speak to keep it on its feet.
Go for it!
But dont' keep us in the dark :)Mitch
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