Posted by ChicagoKat on March 19, 2013, at 22:08:45
In reply to ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY!, posted by Trevpr on March 19, 2013, at 18:17:09
ect ruined my life. not only did it not help, it made my illness much worse; it especially increased my levels of anxiety to sometimes intolerable states. pre-ect meds worked so-so for me. post-ect nothing works.
i lost my job as a pharmacist after ect and had to go on diisability. i used to be an intelligent, productive person - I even went to med school - but post-ect i find doing laundry an almost insurmountable task.
seriously, do a lot of research before you do ect. i wish i had. literally everyone i've met while being hospitalized, (which only happened to me post-ect) *every* single person who had had ect said it did not help them and it often made them feel worse.
good luck whatever you decide, and i hope you find a solution that works for you.
KatI tried to kill my pain
But only brought more
-Evanescence
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