Posted by bleauberry on March 16, 2010, at 17:26:30
In reply to Electroconvulant therapy V.S stimulant therapy, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on March 14, 2010, at 18:26:41
I usually speak badly of ECT, due to my own experience with it. But ya know, if someone wants to try it, go for it. Your thinking and memory will likely be slower going forward. If that is an acceptable risk, go for it. The worst thing that will happen is you will lose a lot of memories of your life, names, places, events, etc. If that is an acceptable risk, go for it.
No one has a clue how ECT works. No one has a clue how ADs work either.
It should be known however that relapse rates after ECT, for those that responded, are extremely high and usually happen fairly soon...days, weeks, months. Ongoing maintenance meds are needed. So the med game is not over even if you have ECT.
And yes you can take ADs during ECT.
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