Posted by Karen44 on January 18, 2007, at 8:34:33
In reply to Re: Is ECT all that is left?, posted by mindevolution on January 18, 2007, at 3:29:01
I did not mean to say people have not been supportive; many have. In the past couple of days it has seemed that more people have started to be negative and no postives. I could be wrong as my depression is much worse now. I think if I go back for the last few days, I will find more negatives. Blueberry's case I have known about for some time, and I am truely sorry about what happened to him. He should not have gotten bilateral, and they should not have continued beyond the 4 or 6. He apparently had some doctor who has a protocol that he follows with most everyone, and I have just said that if I do ECT, I don't want someone like that.
I suppose now that one or two people are going to post and say I thought you were leaving the list. I am not the only one now who has felt pressured to leave and now a direct suggestion to someone else to just leave. This is not negative; it is plain destructive. I wish Dr. Bob would weigh in on this.
My initial requests were for feedback and to share what I had learned from the literature and elsewher. Ihave been very ambivalent about ECT. So, it was good to hear both sides. I am still ambivalent and yet also more depressed. I will go and talk to the two ECT docs and hopefully I will learn one or both can be flexible with what they do. Do I know the risks? Unfortunately, yes, all too well. I had not seen the article you sent, and so I very much appreciate it. I guess that is it for now. Must stop responding to anyone as I am at work and will get into trouble if I do much of this during work hours.
Karen44
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