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Re: Same Depression Program As Above ECT Works 80%

Posted by Zeba on May 31, 2008, at 23:41:24

In reply to Same Depression Program As Above ECT Works 80%, posted by Phillipa on May 31, 2008, at 11:55:14

I had only 7 treatments over a year ago and still suffer from short term memory problems. I can't read a book unless I read it all at once. If I were to read a chapter per night, I would be sunk as I would not remember what I read the night before.

Psychiatrists who favor ECT do not really know if it hurts their patients or not as they do not do follow up research for the most part. I proposed my ECT doc do this, but he opted not to.

I have yet to meet someone who did not have memory problems beyond some memory loss for a short time before or after the ECT. Ironically, I remember a lot about getting the ECTG and being wheeled down to the recovery room to be zapped. I also remember once coming out of it and struggling to sit up as I could not breathe. I remember them pushing me down and saying I could not get up. I think they gave me a shot and just decided I was delirious. Not so. I remembered and told them to elevate my head next time as I have pulmonary problems. They did (the nurses) and I did not have that happen again. I have now developed a seizure disorder since the ECT that includes visual hallucinations and brief blindness.

I could not recommend ECT to my worst enemy. I think you have to be careful about what is said on TV, and you need to read any studies with a critical eye for how the did the research and how they came to the conclusions they reached.


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