Posted by Bradley on February 15, 2001, at 18:42:38
In reply to Is electroshock therapy a viable alternative??, posted by JohnM on February 15, 2001, at 16:14:08
Apparantly it helps some people when nothing else would. You have to feel as I do, that ETC is so so BARBARIC!!!!! It is a good indication of how poorly depression is understood. The imbalance in nuerotransmitter theory has been around since the 1950's and it is not any closer to being proven than it was then. It's about time for researchers to pull their heads out and develope proper treatment.
> I have moderate depression. Say a 6 on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the worst). I can function, but I don't smile, laugh much, or have much confidence or energy. No luck with meds except Nardil which I came off of and when I went on again it didn't work very well. Is ECT that common these days? Is it too extreme for my case?
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> Wanting to get better....John
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