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

Posted by Crotale on June 19, 2008, at 23:45:41

In reply to Re: appointment with pdoc tomorrow...ideas? » Crotale, posted by Zeba on June 19, 2008, at 21:58:00

> I had only seven RUL ECT treatments but at five times the seizure threshold.

Well, that's probably not enough for it to have helped you....

> The last treatment was done by a different doctor who let my seizure go for three times as long as the other doctor.

It sounds like that doctor was not very competent! I am having the treatments at a university hospital with doctors I know, trust, & respect. They have a lot of experience with ECT. I do feel fortunate that I haven't had any memory problems...the only side fx I've experienced are mild headaches following some of the treatments.

I'm really sorry about what happened to you. It sounds extremely traumatic. I don't blame you for stopping the ECT after that. For that matter, I wouldn't blame you if you never trusted a doctor again after that!

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

You mean talk therapy? I am seeing a psychotherapist, but I really haven't had much luck with various types of talk therapy over a number of years, ranging from psychodynamic to cognitive-behavioral. I just haven't been very impressed with it, personally. For a while I was seeing a psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapist several times a week like you are. I've also been involved in group therapy including several partial programs which were probably the most benefitial of all the talk-therapy I've done.

I think that whether talk-therapy or medical treatment works best depends on the individual patient. I've known people who benefitted from psychoanalysis or from CBT so I know it can be helpful stuff.

As far as ECT goes, it sounds like your doctor messed it up for you. Bear in mind that any kind of medical procedure can go badly if the doctor screws up.

Crotale


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