Posted by Zeba on June 19, 2008, at 21:26:09
In reply to P-doc says only options are rTMS + ECT!!, posted by BGB on June 18, 2008, at 14:00:37
I think it would be a good idea to try the MAOI route and if that doesn't work, then rTMS. If at all possible I would avoid ECT. It does not have a good success rate from more recent stat's. Much of it's success is attributable to memory loss and confusion such that a person often buys into the maintenance route often reommended. I had ECT last year and stopped after number 7 as I could tell my memory was really getting screwed up. Plus I was so disoriented and had word finding difficulties, could not spell simple words, and it goes on and on. I still cannot read something or write something and remember what I read or wrote by a couple of days later. Plus, though I can find my way to work now, I still can't find my way to the homes of friends in my county without making myself a very detailed map. Even then I am screwed if it is night time. I don't know why my then pdoc pushed ECT but he had pushed it from day one. I was not suicidal and I was going to work everyday. I had to take off work for six weeks and then fake it alot when I went back. Worst decision of my life to get ECT.
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