Posted by delna on July 8, 2010, at 0:30:54
In reply to Re: Mood shifts. Ritalin IR vs SR?? » delna, posted by Phillipa on July 7, 2010, at 19:45:59
> Delna what was the rationale for the doc suggesting ECT? What was his impression of your diagnois and did he change meds? Phillipa
Hi Phillipa,
ECT was suggested because I was(am) very suicidal and depressed. He didn't change my diagnosis- he maintained that it was a complicated case of bipolar disorder with overlapping features. He felt nothing could help at this stage like ECT could. He sent me for an evaluation to an ECT specialist who said the same thing. Dr Goldberg didn't change my meds as he felt that I needed the ECT and then we could consider what drugs to add. I saw him about 5 times so he had given it alot of thought.
I also went to Columbia's diagnostic facility and was told the same thing. ECT. Because I was really rapidly cycling and she felt that it would help everything. She recommended hospitalization if I so decided to come back to the States for treatment.
All the doctors (plus other specialists) felt the fatigue, muscle pain etc was part of the psychiatric picture and that at this moment anything less than ECT would be not be enough.In general ECT, according to 5 pretty senior doctors is the most effective treatment for depression/bipolar/rapid cycling (although no one knows quite how it works)
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