Posted by Karen44 on December 10, 2006, at 8:01:47
In reply to Re: ECT experience/Dr. Frankenstein Lives!, posted by invisiblemanpa on December 10, 2006, at 4:07:43
I think this is not such a wonderful idea myself. I have a doctorate, and I don't want to forget anything; I just hate that I developed so many physical issues, and just when something seems resolved and in remission, a new thing pops up like now I have psoriasis of the scalp and need surgery on my thumb. A joint is eroded and caused the two upper joints to dislocate so that I have a zig zag thumb and am in lots of pain. The other hurts too and will need surgery before the end of 2007. This is what gets me down.
I don't see how ECT would help this except that my pdoc seems to think it will allow the antidepresant medication to work better. So, I am at least curious as to which one he thinks he would try after ECT. I am also planning to make an appointment with another psychiatrist who is more analytically trained; this is my training as well.
I currently work as a forensic psychologist. Can't you see me going to court and saying I don't remember the person; or can't you see me not being able to recognize subtle nuances during the interview; or can't you see me being unable to remember how to do psy testing. I think I must be totally nuts to have considered it.
My pdoc says he does therapy, psychodynamic, and so I stayed with him after referring myself to him. He deals with people who have co-occuring medical and psychiatric issues. Later, however, I challenged him on this approach he said he uses as I felt I could do what he was doing on my own. I have advanced training in psychoanalytically informed approaches to therapy and from a hospital that was ranked number one in the country for psychiatry when I was there.
Anyway, you see my point about not wanting to lose what I learned, etc. My pdoc decided I was too hostile for him to work with me last summer when I challenged him on his expertise in "pychodynamic" therapy. Asked him first just how would he describe his approach, and it went down hill from there. I tried to patch things up when he said go find someone else and by giving him a b*llshit reason why I was getting angry, that I was trying to push him away because we were dealing with issues I found too sensitive. I think I just need to go see a therapist who is more knowledgeable. Hard to do as I have seen my current pdoc for over one year now.
Karen44
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