Posted by Karen44 on January 15, 2007, at 17:19:39
In reply to Re: ECT causes permanent cognitive deficits + amnesia, posted by blueberry1 on January 15, 2007, at 5:49:40
> Personally I would only trust studies that followed up patients for 3 to 12 years. What does ECT do in the longterm? Longterm is not 6 months or 18 months. I seem to have leveled off at a certain level of minor cognitive dysfunction that is not getting worse or getting better, but is definitely a notch below where I was before ECT. Just to be able to think as clearly, remember as clearly, plan as clearly as pre-ECt, I need a stimulant like Ritalin or Provigil. Basically ECT created partial ADD and partial alheimerzs when none existed.
Blueberry; I appreciate your input on this matter, and I am sorry they did bilateral on you. Shame on them! Anyway, I saw my pdoc today, and he gave me samples of Provigil to try. This makes some sense anyway since I do have sleep apnea. So, perhaps I have put the "shock machine" on hold for now or for forever. I am going ahead with seeing two different doctors ahead of time,though, to address my conditions for ECT. If neither can or will accomodate me, then I will keep looking and hope I don't get so bad that I have no choice but to accept "their" conditions. Actually, I don't think I would.Karen44
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