Posted by Geezer on November 3, 2002, at 21:40:56
In reply to Re: ECT opinions cordially invited » Geezer, posted by Thrud on November 3, 2002, at 4:47:03
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> > If I can be of help from personal experience I will be happy to share, (I am 58 year old male).
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> That is very kind of you. If you would like, I can setup a new webmail address so we can continue this conversation privately.
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> ThrudHi Thrud,
Sounds like a good idea....since ECT is a bit off-topic (not drugs) Dr. Bob may prefer we take the topic off the board.
I can tell you 8 treatments have brought me out of 14 months of darkness, it really seems strange to "see" the sunshine, notice the changing fall colors, etc. There is some memory loss but nothing devastating. I see the pdoc tomorrow and expect two things to happen - he will want to start Parnate along with the maintenance ECT (one ECT per week for awhile, then one per month). The other strong recommendation will be to see a psychologist for Cognative Therapy......that one gets a NO. In my case I will accept REAL medical treatment - I wouldn't go to a chiropractor for open-heart surgery. Will do my best to keep you up to date.
Best regards,
Geezer
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