Posted by gilmourr on January 18, 2013, at 16:42:52
In reply to Re: Anyone know people that have had ECT? » gilmourr, posted by ChicagoKat on January 18, 2013, at 16:26:08
> > I'm looking into unilateral ECT. Has anyone had it done, or heard of others that used it?
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> > Can it provide permanent relief or is it 100% always temporary?
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> > So sick and tired of the pill game.
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> Gilmourr, I so wish I could go back and do my research as you are doing before having ect. ect gave me memory problems, sure, they tell you about that. But they don't tell you it has negative cognitive effects, that it causes actual physical brain damage, that it usually does not work well, and when it does the effect only lasts for a month or so.
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> If I'd known these things I never would have done it. And in my case, it not only did not help, it made my depression and anxiety much, much worse.
> Kat
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>The only thing that concerns me about this is that maybe because it didn't work, your depression is clouding your memory and cognitive functioning. Like I feel completely slower atm than when I was on Nardil or stable on Zoloft after weeks of being on it. I just don't know that ECT is to blame for your cognitive dysfunction.
Also quite a few journals have provided evidence that there is no brain damage involved in ECT.
Plus the remission rates are around 70%+ so it's quite possible that you were just really really unlucky. Isn't everyone technically who belongs to this forum?
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