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Re: Are there good and bad places to have ECT? » denise1904

Posted by CareBear04 on February 5, 2005, at 18:53:14

In reply to Are there good and bad places to have ECT?, posted by denise1904 on February 4, 2005, at 13:04:29

i was considering ECT in the fall, too, but it's not something you can just request and get. it's important to have a thorough workup and physical, to know what you're getting into, and to have good doctors.

i would recommend a university-affiliated hospital where there are faculty who are involved in ECT-related research. i don't know, but i personally would be wary of county hospitals and state institutions and places of that sort.

on a personal note, seeing my roommate in the hospital after her ECT sessions was enough to knock the idea right out of my head. she was a complete zombie, not just right after but throughout the time we roomed together. her gait was disturbed, she was conked out more often than not, and she had trouble socializing. i don't know how much of this is due to her original problems, but i knew that i didn't want that for myself.

research and talk to potential pdocs who specialize in this.


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