Posted by krisanon on September 7, 2004, at 16:51:22
In reply to Q for sebastian, posted by linkadge on September 5, 2004, at 19:16:04
> Was the ECT worth it? Did it work? How long did it last?
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> LinkadgeI had ECT several years ago and it saved my life. I got back my thoughts and real emotions and was able to live a full life. It seemed to break the cycle of extreme depression that I was living with. I did have memory loss, but in the long term it was mostly confined to the months during and before my most intensive ECT treatments (and I don't really want to remember that time anyway!). There are still pieces of my history that are missing, but they can still return if someone describes a time or place to me. My pdoc also said that the depression itself along with my various meds could be hurting the memory too. It is a sacrifice that I don't regret. As for how long it lasted--the intensive treatment lasted about 2 months for me with a year of maintenance treatments. But that is a lot (due to the severity of the depression) and most people just have a few months, including maintenance treatments which are once a week or once a month as you wean off the treatment. Good luck whatever you choose.
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