Anyone familiar with ECT?
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Anyone familiar with ECT?
| Mon, 05-23-2005 - 9:49am |
Hi everyone, is anyone here familiar with ECT? Both my pdocs, my regular one, and the one I see in my outpatient therapy group have recommended it for me. I'm all for it since my meds hardly ever help me. Does anyone here receive it themselves? Also, does anyone know of any websites about it? Any advice/input is appreciated. Thanks.
~Kelly
~Kelly

Hi Kelly...I personally am not familiar with ECT, though I have considered it for myself in the past.
Kelly,
No personal experience, but know 2 people who did.
Hi, Kelly...I'm definitely familiar with it...I just finished my 12th ECT treatment this past week. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you have about it...as for my opinion, at first I wasn't too impressed...I had a lot of trouble with short-term memory and didn't see great results.
But just in the past day or two, I've begun to feel a whole lot better...better than I can remember feeling in a very long time...and I'm guessing it may be a slightly delayed effect of the ECT. So it's looking like this may have been my first success at getting a handle on this depression...and I'm glad I did it, although I am still experiencing some strange "feelings in my head" (I can't seem to put them into words!) that make me a little concerned...but overall, a success.
Good luck with your decision...I know it's a hard one to make. I will see if I can find any good website on ECT for you...I don't know of any offhand.
Hang in there,
Rose
~Kelly
~Kelly