Posted by Dave1 on October 18, 2002, at 18:29:05
Hi,
I'm feeling really bad. I was supposed to participate in a study where they use magnets to give you ECT seizures. They are supposed to have less side effects then the ECTS. I thought it would be good for me because waking up all confused and disoriented from ECTS really freaks me out.
Anyway, I went up to the hospital and was admitted. They did several days of pretreatment testing. Then they were supposed to start the treatments the next week. I started getting real anxious because I wasn't sure what to expect from the treatments. I freaked out and left the hospital telling the doctor that my mother was having heart problems and that I would have to re-schedule.
Now, I'm less afraid of the treatments and want to try them again. The doctor says no because she is afraid I will leave prematurely again.
I don't know what to do. I feel I really need the treatments, and I don't think I can get through normal ECT treatments which I've tried before.
Dave
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