Posted by Mags on March 18, 2002, at 18:04:02
In reply to Re: Candidates for ECT » Mags, posted by IsoM on March 17, 2002, at 16:04:01
Thanks for the scoop Iso...My doc did tell me about the memory thing..will do as you suggested about writing things down ...great idea...I know what you mean about about poor memory and depression...I figure the ECT can't be any worse than the way my memory is right now..it is very frustrating.....
> Mags, when you decide to take ECT, please don't be discouraged if you find your memory affected a little. There's still problems with memories BUT the difficulties only occur with your most recent short-term memories.
>
> It seems that the memories around the time of treatment don't always get 'imprinted' into long-term memory before the ECT blanks them out. You may feel foggy about what happened in the few days prior to treatment, so if there's anything you do want to stay in long-term, why not take this as an opportunity to write a sort of diary of things you'd like to remember (or even your daily routine) so when you reread it after treatment, you can say "oh right, I forgot that."
>
> I've found that even depression has this effect of curtailing your memories. If you rmember any severe illness, you'll probably also find that your memories around that time are foggy. Stresses, illness, & other major events will sabortage our memories, not just ECT.
poster:Mags
thread:97068
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020318/msgs/98633.html