Posted by avid abulia on July 30, 2003, at 23:13:05
In reply to Re: Sorry...youre excused, posted by Psychquackery on July 30, 2003, at 21:45:03
Hey, this is marginally off the topic... but I'd like to point out that virtually every known treatment for depression has pro-convulsive activity (some more than others, but even Lamictal can cause worsening of seizure disorders in some people... you want sources? Go look at any monograph for the drug, and you will see "exacerbation of seizure disorder" listed as a potential side effect)... so while it is true that not every pro-convulsant chemical has an antidepressive effect, almost every anti-depressive chemical has a pro-convulsive effect.
Additionally, I would like to ask: why is it that you are recommending ECT over rTMS just because ECT is (in your ever-so-humble-opinion) always less effective? To me, it seems a little bit like saying, hey, go for the morphine first and let's forget about trying the ibuprofen cuz it's just not as effective... I'd want to go for the one with fewer side effects first and see if that worked for me, before I went on to risk the dangers inherent in ECT (or morphine, for that matter).
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