Posted by juanantoniod on April 10, 2003, at 19:41:13
In reply to Re: Will ECT take away not wanting to live?, posted by utopizen on April 10, 2003, at 19:17:18
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I'm at the end of the line as far as meds go. The amphetamine stimulants tend to make me more depressed. I take Concerta to get me going a little. Because of my co-existing heart condition, I cannot risk taking the MAOIs. I've considered Xyrem, at least to get a little relief from life, but it has so many prescribing restrictions that I won't even try to get it from my doctor. I have CBT weekly and it's going well, but I just cannot shake this feeling of not wanting to be on this planet.
> > Hello all,
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> > I have this daily depression of not even wanting to live. I read that ECT is better than meds in treating depression. However, I've read varying accounts here of the effectiveness of it. Will it at least take away this underlying feeling of wanting to die?
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> > Thanks for your input.
> >
> > Antonio
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> Sorry to hear that. I always tend to rationalize into a blissful state of happiness, no matter what bad things happen to me. I've always laughed at myself, actions and things that happen to me. I find the bad things make my life more interesting.
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> Have you tried Dexedrine? Desoxyn? I took an "experiment dose" of Desoxyn once to know what meth users feel, and let me tell you, I was goofy smirking into my sofa for like 4 hours. I imagine that's less extreme now and then than ECT.
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> How about Nardil? Parnate? Obviously Paxil and others have been tried, I assume. Couple anything, including ECT, with CBT, of course you know that.
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> Let me see... Xyrem, anyone? Interesting for off-label psychopharmacology indications, I'm predicting a surge in such use very, very soon...
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