Posted by RealMe on November 25, 2007, at 12:00:23
In reply to Re: Anyone have long-term memory loss with ECT?, posted by star008 on November 25, 2007, at 7:26:59
Agreed; no one goes through ECT without suffering some sort of brain damage, mild or major. I was told as well by my ECT doc that you lose IQ points but that I had plenty to spare. He said some people lose as much as 30 IQ points depending on the treatment. How can causing a grand mal seizure at 5 times the seizure threshold level not cause damage. Some say it is the damage and memory loss that leaves one less depressed. I would never subject myself to it again. My neurologist was agast that I did ECT and did find some damage, deep in the brain structure. I now have a mild seizure disorder.
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