Posted by inanimate peanut on January 14, 2010, at 15:21:49
In reply to Dysthymia/Anxiety - ECT, posted by Meltingpot on January 14, 2010, at 14:54:24
In general, it's hard to find studies that say something doesn't work for something else. It's generally that they notice that it does work and thus commission a study in an attempt to prove that. The lack of studies on it may be an indication in and of itself that it doesn't work.
I was looking into ECT not long ago. You'll probably gets lots of responses here, as people were very responsive to my questions. My question is to whether you've talked to an ECT doctor about this. That's where I learned that it only works for about 50% of people, and with the memory and other possible side effects, it just wasn't worth it for me. An ECT doctor might also be able to answer your questions about dysthymia/anxiety. It doesn't do any harm just to have a consult. Then you can also find out if they will even considering doing the procedure on someone who's not severely depressed (because they may not).
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