Posted by Reggie BoStar on February 11, 2007, at 16:18:35
In reply to RE: Work while undergoing ECT, posted by lcat10 on February 10, 2007, at 22:57:05
Hi lcat10,
I didn't have the option when the treatment regimens started because I was required to be an inpatient in the behavioral health ward. They did 3 treatments every other day, monitored me in between, and let me out at the end of the week. Then I did 4 more treatments, every other day, as an outpatient.
I happened to be out of work at the time, but I still don't see how I could have gone to work on the off days. I was just too zoned out at the start of the day. By the end of the day my head cleared a bit, but then it was too late to be of any use on a day job.
I think it varies from patient to patient. When I was an inpatient I saw others in the program on the off days. Some of them were pretty coherent, and some were zoned out like me.
So, my unquailified response is that you may be able to work or you may not, depending on your reaction to the treatments.
Oh, one more thing. The actual days of the outpatient treatments I had to have a friend or hospital shuttle drive me home. They told me that after that I should not drive for the rest of the day. So, I suppose that I would not have been able to work later in the same day as the treatment, either.
Again this is an unqualified response. They may do things differently where you are and/or you may or may not be able to hack working after the treatments.
You'll know after the first one, trust me on this at least.
Good luck,
Reggie BoStar
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