Posted by deniseuk190466 on June 7, 2007, at 10:45:04
In reply to Denise: Re: What have I got to lose by having ECT?, posted by rvanson on June 7, 2007, at 4:23:28
Hi,
So you ordered the mannerix and Celexa off the web, were you not worried about possible serotonin syndrome. My worry would be by doing it like that would be that I'd get it, have to call an ambulance and then be chastised like a naughty girl for messing around with medication. I suppose at least if it is prescribed by a psychiatrist then you are being monitored and maybe they would be able to provide you with a drug to use if you start to show symptoms of serotonin syndrome.
Had you tried the Celexa and Mannerix alone and if so with what effects.
No I haven't decided on ECT, firstly because it's not being offered to me :-) and secondly because I keep reading really negative stuff about it, maybe I should try using positive thinking about it, i.e ECT will work, what have I got to lose, there is a chance it will work, if I don't try I'll never know.
When I went to this Day Centre I found it frustrating because they did this anxiety management class where they did these deep breathing exercises and visualisation and all those kind of things. I've been trying these things since I was 17, almost obsessively and they never worked. I told the Nurse that these things didn'd work for me and she said that it did work for everyone! and tried to imply that I wasn't doing it enough, wasn't doing it properly and was being negative about it. I find that sort of thing really frustrating, I know it probably does work for a lot of people but not for me.
Denise
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