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Re: appointment with pdoc tomorrow...ideas? » Crotale

Posted by Zeba on June 19, 2008, at 21:58:00

In reply to Re: appointment with pdoc tomorrow...ideas?, posted by Crotale on June 18, 2008, at 21:51:03

It is really hard for me to hear someone talk about getting bilateral ECT. I had only seven RUL ECT treatments but at five times the seizure threshold. The last treatment was done by a different doctor who let my seizure go for three times as long as the other doctor. I was so screwed after that treatment that I stopped the ECT. To this day over a year later I still have problems with memory and am getting neuropsych testing done soon. I guess I think unilateral can be just as bad. Afterall, the seizure is over the whole brain.

My regular ECT doctor told me that he would like to have done bilateral with me at 100% charge, but he knew I would never agree, and he also said that it would cause me permanent memory loss of all sorts. He told me with what I did have done that with the seven ECT treatments that I have likely lost around 15 IQ points. He said I had cognitve reserve so that I was still left with lots of smarts. GEE thanks doc. So, please be careful of what you do. I am on Parnate now, and it is working. Actually I think a big part of the reason it is working for me now is that I have a very good therapist/pdoc/analyst who I see three times per week now.

Research shows it is the combo of medication and therapy that works best and better than just one or the other. Take care.


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