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Re: Chloe, how is your ect maintainence going?

Posted by Dave1 on October 28, 2002, at 9:16:06

In reply to Re: Chloe, how is your ect maintainence going? » Dave1, posted by Chloe on October 25, 2002, at 20:23:42

HI CHLOE

I'm glad things are going so well. I'm still not sure what to do with my situation. I tried ECT about five years ago, but they weren't done in succession and I had no follow up. All the positive effects were gone in about 1 month. I was hoping this new drug combo. of PAMELAR and LITHIUM would work if I tried the treatments again. They originally found that this was much better at preventing relapse than any other combo, even other TCA'S. at study at Columbia. Now when I looked up CLINICALTRIALs.COM I found they are testing it more thoroughly at four universitys around the country. They are also testing long term maintenance ECT. I know your thing sounds good but I don't think that I could get maintenance treatments every week for the rest of my life.

Also, when I did the bilaterals I good a weird bad feeling along with the lifting of the depression. It seems like the shocks were hitting some of the right areas to make me feel better, but also some of the wrong areas to give that bad feeling. I think if I did it again I would try the bifrontals which they are starting to do alot around here.

Today, I go to my shrink to get a combo of PAXIL and PINDOLOL - a beta blocker - which is supposed to enhance the effects of the PAXIL. Maybe that will work. I had some success with a TCA and lithium but it didn't work to long. They say this is called augmentation therapy, which I havent tried to much.

I hope your meds starting kicking in soon so that you can taper off the maintenance ECTS.

Bye,

Dave


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