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Getting nervous about ECT
Nov 07, 2009 12:00AM
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As Nov 19th gets closer I am becoming more nervous about meeting the ECT doctor. I keep thinking about it and dreading it. It just feels like I'm in a no win situation. I can't imagine actually having the ECT done, but I also can't deal with living like this any longer.
As soon as I open my eyes and a new day is before me the overwhelming dread sets in. I can hardly get my body out of bed. If feels like I have heavy weights on me. I'm still breathing, but I am far from actually living.
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As soon as I open my eyes and a new day is before me the overwhelming dread sets in. I can hardly get my body out of bed. If feels like I have heavy weights on me. I'm still breathing, but I am far from actually living.
Mood Tracker
ECT can be very helpful for some people but it does have a potential of long term side effects. Did you ever ask your psychiatrist about trans cranial magnetic stimulation? That is now FDA approved and works similarly but has a safer side effect profile. I considered undergoing it before it was approved, before my current recovery, when I had what was then treatment refractory schizophrenia:
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/10/09/tms-treatment-for-depression-gains-fda-approval/
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/10/09/tms-treatment-for-depression-gains-fda-approval/
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