Posted by caml on October 9, 2002, at 9:31:06
In reply to Re: Nardil or ECT?Marginal, posted by jsarirose on October 8, 2002, at 21:52:02
After years of working through all other antidepressants, including their legendary side effects, I had to make the decision 2 weeks ago as to whether to accept an MAOI or undergo a course of ECT. After much research, and feeling a little anxious, I decided to commence Nardil.
20 days after commencing Nardil I already feel more motivated and think less about whether I want to curtail my life or not.I even have the occaisional thought about having a future.
I was anxious about possible side effects of ECT as I still manage to struggle to work full time and felt that any chance of memory impairment would put this at serious risk.
So far I have no side effects of Nardil, although this may alter as time passes and dosage increases.I do know that it has helped to reduce my dead-end depressive thinking and be more productive in my daily life. I do not have to put my " I'm coping well" mask on when I leave the house now and have more energy as I'm not pretending to be "fine" all the time.
It's early days,and ECT will always be there for me in the future if required.
I wish you well in your decision making process.caml
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