Posted by Kingfish on April 5, 2001, at 17:37:17
This might be better on the Social Board - I'm not certain. It does touch med issues too.
On 60 Minutes II the other evening, there was a report re: ECT, and its rise from being shocking to suddenly acceptable.
Anyway, to try to keep my personal opinion out of this, the following is from the transcript:
"All that's known is that a short jolt of electricity triggers a seizure that lasts less than a minute. This seizure - not the electricity - apparently changes the brain's chemistry in a way that lifts depression."
I didn't know this was what happened during shock treatment.
This, combined with the successful recent use of anti-seizure meds for BP, makes me wonder if there is a connection between the two. Could the mood swings be caused by minute seizures?
Has anyone found such a thing in their research or come to a similar conclusion?
Just curious.
Thanks!
- K.
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