Posted by lcat10 on February 7, 2007, at 22:13:00
In reply to Re: ECT, posted by deniseuk190466 on February 7, 2007, at 7:13:23
No I don't sleep and eat too much. I have early morning depression, usually feel better in the evening, but not anymore. Usually don't sleep much, wake up early but don't want to get out of bed but do because I have to go to work. Harder and harder, and I am not sure I will make it through the month, but I will try. I have felt like my brain has turned to stone and I am just shuffling along. In the past couple of weeks, with what I am going to be doing with the ECT, I have become more anxious and agitated and cry all the time, even at work when I am alone in my office. I am managing to do my work, barely.
Why did I stop Lamictal? It wasn't really doing anything, and also it is in the anticonvulsant category and raise the seizure threshold level which is not good if one is undergoing ECT. Same with Neurontin. It's in the anticonvulsant category as well. I plan to stay on it until maybe a week before the ECT. I am also supposed to go off the Emsam two weeks before the ECT. This scares the hell out of me as I am not sure if it isn't helping at least a little. Well whatever happens, happens. My pdoc thinks we need to be ready for me to go into the hospital if I get any worse. Plan has been to do OP ECT. I think thats it.
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