Posted by bleauberry on October 29, 2010, at 21:33:41
In reply to Is it time for ECT?, posted by Ihatemylife on October 29, 2010, at 1:53:57
Take it from me, an ECT survivor, your options for buprenorphine and stimulants blow ECT in the weeds. Stimulants would need to be in combo with an ssri low dose.
TCA SSRI combo? Done that?
Prozac Zyprexa combo? Done that?
Lexapro Abilify combo? Done that?
Despite what you may read, ECT is not all that successful and has an extremely high relapse rate within a short time. Not to mention the potential for severe memory loss. Which might not be a bad thing....to me it was kind of like starting a new chapter. The new chapter was just as bad as the old, but at least it was a new one and I didn't remember much of the old one.
I like the idea of buprenorphine because it hits the neurotransmitters missed with everything else. For a quick test, you could take Hydrocodone or Codeine for a day or so and see what happens. If positive, you know you are in the right direction.
The sad part though is that pdocs never look for what is causing it all. There is likely a medical biological cause. I talk about them here all the time. People get well from longterm chronic resistant severe depression with such things as antibiotics.
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