Posted by gilmourr on January 14, 2013, at 23:10:43
In reply to Re: Anyone know people that have had ECT?, posted by Hugh on January 14, 2013, at 17:44:51
> A friend of mine has been getting ECT for several years. He had about a half-dozen sessions in two weeks. His depression returned a few months later, so he now has an ECT maintenance session about every six weeks.
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> Kitty Dukakis first received ECT in 2001. She gets a maintenance session once a month. She's written about her experience in her book Shock. An excellent account of what it's like to undergo ECT is Martha Manning's Undercurrents. Her depression went into remission for two years after her first round of treatments. When her depression returned, she had another round of ECT, and her depression again went into remission.This is more like what I've heard/read about. It seems that it works for 6 months - 2 years and you get maintenance.
I'm thinking of using Magnetic seizure therapy which is less invasive than ECT and then after I'm on it I'll go on Nardil. Which can work.
Did you friend have a 70%+ of his depression remit? And did it help with comorbid symptoms?
TY!
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