Posted by jaby on October 8, 2002, at 21:44:46
In reply to Nardil or ECT?, posted by Marginal on October 8, 2002, at 17:59:26
Marginal,
I would have to second Phil's words. I am in a very similar spot, except I haven't tried an MAOI yet. I might end up doing it, but hope I can make myself skip that step. My doc is all for it and does ECT himself.My problem right now is that I'm on an upswing as of a week ago and now it feels kind of silly to get ECT (things still aren't normal though. Regardless, my doc and I are going to have an in depth talk about the sacrifices that would be required to go through with ECT. I'm happy to be feeling pretty good right now, but if history repeats itself, this isn't going to last for long.
The med thing is a joke for some of us. So many years wasted for so many people. My doc says ECT has far less side effects than the meds. There can't really be too many more I guess. If you've tried Nardil and were miserable but feeling good in the head, then that's not a very holistic solution. That would depress me in fact.
I have had two family members go through ECT with great results (check some of my other posts). Yes, the ECT talk is definitely up right now on the board for some reason. If you do end up going the ECT route, please keep us posted by sharing your experiences.
Take care!
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