Posted by Cecilia on July 8, 2005, at 6:01:22
In reply to Re: ECT Side Affects Versus Medication Side Affects? » Denise1966, posted by SLS on July 7, 2005, at 9:53:49
What`s always scared me away from ECT is that the main side effect-memory loss-can be permanent. Whereas with drugs, no matter how horrendous the side effects, usually once the drug`s out of your system the side effects are gone. I know that`s not always the case, some drugs can cause permanent harm, liver damage, TD etc. But after watching both my parents suffer with Alzheimer`s type dementia in the last years of their lives, memory loss scares me more than anything. Cecilia
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