Posted by Englishman006! on July 5, 2013, at 21:50:16
In reply to Re: To Englishman, posted by Lamdage22 on July 5, 2013, at 15:16:08
> They want to try this to a fellow hospital patient if Saroten and Abilify wont work out. They want to try this before MAOI and after ECT, which i dont really understand at all. I dont want to start a riot here, so im not telling her, but i think this is a treatment mistake.
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> Her memory seems to be pretty impaired or even damaged and while ECT helped initially, none of that lasted.
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> She had one severe manic phase, but is so depressed that they are considering all this. I hope this wont send her manic, but she will be here for a long time anyway and they need to get her out from the deep.
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> Id try Ketamine first really if you have the choice, it can make you psychotic but it cant permanently damage your memory as far as i know!
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> Bought a home she hates and sent her husband to another woman while manic. OUCH!Ketamine when given in such low dose via intramuscular injection will have minimal side effects. Perhaps some very mild dissociation but this is not common. ECT has the potential to cause far more serious side effects, namely those associated with memory loss and cognition. I agree with you, the safer option appears to be Ketamine IM.
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