your views.
(not something I'd agree to again)
2007-06-29 21:56:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
liebekatz2. yeah I had 19 I think it was, it's not a great option.
I have been off all forms of treatment for a good while now, but am not at all smug about it.
2007-06-30 01:18:31 · update #1
dee
that's so encouraging, I have to say despite my own deep reservations, those who know and love me best, thought there was a noticeable improvement after treatment.
2007-06-30 01:47:04 · update #2
I had it couple years ago in and outpatient for severe depression. It certainly worked at the time. There has been some memory loss. I consider it a small price to pay since I am able to type this here today.
Good luck and take care of you!
2007-06-30 01:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by Dee 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's not as awful as most people think it is. It's done very safely these days and can sometimes be the only thing that helps. I know someone who went through it and it did help his treatment-resistant depression for a while, but it wreaked havoc on his memory. I wouldn't want to do it for that reason alone. I already worry a lot about forgetting important events in my life.
2007-06-29 22:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by fiVe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first answer.
It can be life saving for some people.
I think it is often a better option that the way the patient is living already.
I work in an operating room and we perform some ECT. It is very calm and not violent - people are well anaesthetised. They are quite coherent and fine afterwards.
There is some short term memory loss around the few days that they have the ECT.
I think we are all horrified by ECT as it was so well depicted in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
It is really no different from performing a cardiac shock to bring heart back into rythym.
2007-06-29 22:05:44 · answer #3 · answered by Olivereindeer 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
I think it is a good form of treatment for medication resistant severe depression...
I am told there is some memory loss but i guess it a small price to pay for feeling back to your normal self and not suicidal or manic..
2007-07-01 12:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
should only be used as a last resort if all else fails. i have assissted with a lot of ect, when i worked for a mental health facility. i have seen it work quite well for a lot of people. short term memory is a problem but ususally it is short lived.
2007-06-29 22:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by zeek 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I have worked in a hosp where this was used and it was invaluable for some - but only as a last resort.
L
2007-06-29 22:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have medication-resistant depression, and I feel like sh!t most of the time. If ECT would work, I would be willing to try it. Did you have it done?
2007-06-30 01:10:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I heard that it dose brain damage
2016-04-22 13:36:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-29 22:05:15 · answer #9 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Would like to know more. Works on my dog though, that much I know.
2007-06-29 22:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋