Posted by Bob on May 12, 2005, at 9:28:41
In reply to Re: ECT failure? » Bob, posted by Mr.Scott on May 12, 2005, at 1:34:26
> its late...I'm sleepy...just a few thoughts here.
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> Sounds like someone is on a bad mix of psychiatric or illicit drugs that is causing the problem...ECT is pretty darn effective at an 80% efficacy rate for straight depression. However if your depression is caused by drug addiction or the fact your whole world just fell apart then maybe it won't work.
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> I guess there are chronic depressives that just can't and don't really get better.
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> Finally...although it may be hard to accept...Maybe its time for more therapy and less somatic intervention.
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>I personally have never taken a single illicit drug in my entire life, (pretty boring, huh?), and am only taking a moderate amount of lithium and a slight bit of Ativan currently.
I don't really know if I just have "straight depression". I think that anxiety is just as large of a component, and sometimes, some obsessiveness.
Bob
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