Posted by lcat10 on February 3, 2007, at 13:52:46
I just wanted to let people know that I have decided to do ECT, RUL twice per week. I am aware that many people oppose this, and some may think I am nuts to do this. I can only say I have read everything I can get my hands on--the good, the bad, and the ugly. I know the risks, and at this point have decided that this is what I need to do for me. I will be doing the ECT starting on March 5th or sooner if I cannot manage to get to that date. I want to try to put some things in order before starting.
Bad experiences with med's -- can't use meds without having extremely negative consequences. Am I am very severely depressed and in jeopardy of having to quit my job and lose all my benefits if I don't do something about my current state. So there it is.
So there it is. I have been struggling with whether to do ECT or not for the past three months and actually for the past year and one half or so when it was first recommended. Now that I have decided to do it, I am feeling more at peace and relieved. So, I hope people here will understand that for me, this is now the right thing for me to do.
lcat10 (Karen)
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