Posted by IsoM on March 8, 2002, at 13:02:49
In reply to Anyone had success with ECT?, posted by Denise528 on March 8, 2002, at 12:07:55
Denise, my ex- had a number of ECT sessions about 9 years ago & they were remarkably effective. He went from black, black to cracking jokes, even with the people handling the ECT. The trouble was it doesn't last. The psychiatrist explained that ECT will temporarily reset the brain but something is needed to maintain the improvement.
This doctor worked out of a university hospital & was involved in research too - I found him very credible. He had a patient, resistant to all medications then available, who came in once a month for maintenance ECT & was very happy with that arrangement. The pdoc said that ECT was still mainly used for intractable cases of depression or when a patient was strongly suicidal - it worked quicker than anything else.
From what I've continued to read on the subject, ECT is still mainly used in the same manner. Still as I said before, it is extremely effective & quick.
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