Re: What have I got to lose by having ECT

Posted by Tomatheus2 on June 2, 2007, at 23:01:22

In reply to Re: What have I got to lose by having ECT » deniseuk190466, posted by Honore on June 1, 2007, at 18:02:43

> It's not just your memory that you have to lose.
I tend to agree, even though I've never had ECT myself.
In 2001, Mind (a mental health charity in England and Wales) conducted a survey of 418 individuals who had received ECT, one third of whom found the procedure to be helpful. A wide range of side effects were reported.
Short-term side effects (in order of frequency):
* headaches
* drowsiness
* confusion
* loss of past memories
* dizziness
* disorientation in time or space
* difficulty concentrating
* inability to remember new information
* suicidal tendencies after the treatment
* apathy
* inability to recognise people
* loss of reasoning ability
* fear and anxiety
* feelings of helplessness
* sense of betrayal
* visual problems
* loss of previous skills (reading, music, languages)
* sleep problems
* feelings of worthlessness
* neck or back pain
* loss of creativity
* epileptic seizures
* sexual difficulties.
Permanent side effects (also in order of frequency):
* loss of past memories
* difficulty concentrating
* fear or anxiety
* inability to remember new information
* feelings of worthlessness
* feelings of helplessness
* sense of betrayal
* loss of previous skills
* loss of creativity
* suicidal tendencies after the treatment
* loss of reasoning ability
* sleep problems
* confusion
* apathy
* headaches
* inability to recognise people
* disorientation in time and space
* personality changes
* neck or back pain
* visual problems
* sexual difficulties
* drowsiness
* muscle ache
* dizziness
* nausea
* epilepsy
Considering that I've been experiencing memory and concentration difficulties for some time, I don't think that I would ever choose to receive an ECT treatment myself. However, some individuals (approximately one third, according to Mind) do report benefiting from ECT, so I think it should remain available as a treatment option.
Tomatheus
Source: http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Making+sense/ECT.htm

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