Posted by shelliR on March 13, 2002, at 23:03:30
In reply to Re: Anyone had success with ECT?ISO M Shelli R, posted by Denise528 on March 13, 2002, at 13:27:09
Denise,
I was truely treatment resistant, having tried over twenty different ADs, mood stabilizers, etc. over the past two years. And I hurt all the time horribly. So ect was a last resort <well, actually a partial opiate is my last last resort.>
I would definitely go the MAOI route or any untried medication route before considering ECT. I think if you have explored all meds, or are too suicidal to feel like you can do any more drug trials, it is
a fast treatment, can take less than two weeks to work, if it's going to work. Keep in mind that it does not work for everyone <like me> and it takes a lot out of you. I was in the hospital for two and a half weeks and it took another week to really fully get my bearings again.Shelli
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