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Re: Update- My experience with ECT

Posted by PhoenixGirl on June 23, 2011, at 16:07:33

In reply to Re: Update- My experience with ECT, posted by Defective on June 23, 2011, at 4:00:22

Hi there. My post actually was from about 10 years ago. I had (and still have) major depression, not bipolar, although my mother is bipolar.
Anyway, I found that ECT helped me temporarily. I had a major mood swing, so my doctor stopped the maintenance ECT. The thing about ECT, and all psychiatric therapies, is that different people can have different experiences with it all. Your mileage may vary.

> Hi, please let me know what your doctor says about maintenance ECT. I've tried every medication imaginable since I was 9 years old and I'm now 29. I'm depressed, but don't have any other co-existing mental health conditions. Are you bipolar or just depressed? Do you struggle with any other forms of mental illness? I'm very desperate and currently considering ECT, so any information you have to share would be very helpful. I can't imagine the cognitive impairment of depression being less damaging than the effects of a life of maintenance treatments on ECT, but I'm sure it's possible. Also, if you have any other questions, please let me know anytime.


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