Posted by rmshed on August 13, 2001, at 18:12:31
In reply to ECT effective for drug induced depression?, posted by adamie on August 13, 2001, at 17:33:45
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> my severe depression has been caused by a drug called accutane.
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> Is ECT effective for absolutely all types of depression including mine which is caused by accutane? I feel I may need some fast relief possibly very soon so I am strongly looking into ECT to potentially save my life.
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> I know that perhaps it can cause some minor brain damage but I am willing to accept that risk. Same with the memory loss which usually shouldn't be much longer than a month when it comes to uni lateral ECT.
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> I have tried paxil and effexor which both have had a worsening effect on my depression. for the last few days I have actually thought the most seriously about suicide yet. Effexor I stopped today. If I didn't feel worse on these meds than I have when I was off meds then I would continue them. Perhaps Seratonin anti depressants are just bad for me. Perhaps dopamine and norepinephrine is what I need. But that worries me also. If those two drugs made me worse then what if the next one does also?
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> my depression is very unique since it has been caused by the accutane. which is too much vitamin A causing mental disorder. When I stopped taking the paxil my mood improved significantly after a few days. Actually I felt my depression went from severe to kind of mild. perhaps the same thing will happen now since I stopped the effexor which has just had me feeling constantly horrible the last 5 days. I started that 7 days ago.
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> I already talked with my mom about the ECT and she said we will go along with it just as long as my phychiatrist agrees. i will beg her if i have to unless my mood improves enough in the coming days due to stopping effexor.
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> So basically my question is...
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> Has ECT been proven effective in mood disorders/depression that has been chemically induced?
> i have been really desperate recently. please try not to scare me regarding ECT. I need to get rid of the pain.
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> Also since my depression was made worse by seratonin anti depressants what would be a good after ECT med to keep me responded or remitted? I haven't done enough research on this. If I would have continued with anti depressants and meds I would have chosen Zyprexa or Wellbutrin next. I am just not sure about the meds though. perhaps reuptake inhibitting is bad for me? What meds could balance my chemicals? perhaps I have too much of them and therefor reuptaking makes me feel worse in the case of those two seratonin meds. Any insight would be helpful. I'm sorry if I have been too silly with my messages but I am really desperate. please help me.
>Is one's brain capable of determining the source of your depression?
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