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Re: re ECT

Posted by lcat10 on March 30, 2007, at 17:22:10

In reply to To Lcat 10, posted by Deniseuk190466 on March 29, 2007, at 6:14:15

I have terminated ECT treatment. I was hospitalized at University of Chicago for the first five done twice per week and starting on March 2nd. The last two treatments I did as an outpatient and experienced significant and persisting cognitive problems with orientation and perception aside from the amnesia which I expected and was prepared for. Not being able to find my way from point A to Point B even if I have been there a millions times is not okay. Also, having problems with judging distances--slammed into a wall in the parking garage where I work when I went over there on a Saturday. Also can't judge how far down to step off a curbe, etc. Familiar places look strange to me, and I have momentary episodes of feeling like I am back in Topeka or my home town of Moline. It is as if I am whisked back for a moment. Very disconcerting. I am now having problems with concentration and attention that I did not have before. Also problems with insomnia that I did not have before. The memory stuff is disconcerting--to read my journaling and have absolutely no memory of what I wrote about. For example, while in the hospital I went to see the ENT doctor, Dr. Naclerio for a follow-up visit and also went to see Dr. Tasali for follow-up visit for my sleep apnea. I have absolutely no memory of going to see them. These appointments were after my second ECT.

I also felt traumatized by the ECT's in the sense that I had to tell them they had to let me sit up afterwards as laying flat, I could not breathe and apparently got so agitated and delirious after the ECT treatment they had to sedate me. While in the hospital I developed pink eye and also a vaginal infection. I would wet my pants during ECT. I also had to be intubated several times and had to be suctioned out at least one time. My pulmonary problems and the fact that I have had cervical spine surgery added complications in addition to my sleep apnea.

I think that the seven ECT treatments may have helped my depression some but not a lot. I am now being prescribed Desipramine, and hopefully this will work better since the ECT. I am feeling very scared about the persisting disorientation and hope it resolves because other wise it will be difficult for me to do my job. Visuo-spatial disorientation is not funny when it is more intense and persists. Neither are having perceptual distortions that persist. This has made me more emotional and tearful at the drop of a pin. I cannot say it was a good experience. The primary ECT doctor I had was fine, Dr. Dinwiddie, but the other ECT doc did the last treatment that left me with the current and persisting cognitive problems.

lcat10


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