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ect treatment-memory
| Sun, 04-02-2006 - 8:51pm |
Hi, i'm a 19 year old teenager, I'v ben struggling with ocd/depression for the past 3 years but lately it got so bad I had to withdraw from college, and come back home. I have been hopitalized 2 times for the past 2 months and the doctor reccomended ECT. I wnat to know has anyone here had thsi tretament. If so, how much memory prior teh treatment was lost, because I really really want that. I've been tormented by thoughts everyday. I don't want to live anymore if this ect tretament failed, i want to forget everything and start over.

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Hi and welcome to the board! I hope you'll stick around and let us get to know you--and vice versa!
ECT is a tough one and I am by no means an expert on it! Perhaps others here can share more personal experiences? All I have to go on with this topic is opinion and my college studies (I got my degrees in the mental health field but am not in that capacity here!)
Hey there,
I wish I could give you an in person hug right now but unfortunately, it's gotta be a cyber hug.... {{{{{HUGS}}}}} Your suffering is really clear to me in your last post.... It breaks my heart
Hi Bebe,
It sounds like paranoia more than insecurity. I don't mean that as an insult- it's a medical term.
Did this suddenly come on out of nowhere, or have you always been a worrier and now it's just out of control? If it truely came out of nowhere, have you been checked for schitzophrenia and brain disorders?
If you've been insecure your whole life and it's recenlty gotten out of control, it's time to learn new coping skills which is possible.
Probably the stress of college and being on your own for the first time triggered this. It's critical to break the pattern now before these thought patterns seem normal to you.
Before you get ECT, I think you should make sure you have the right diagnonsis. You can't get the right treatment unless they know what's going on with your body and mind and emotions.
Hi.
Sheri Ann
Hi Sheriann,
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