Posted by Pfinstegg on January 9, 2003, at 3:40:39
In reply to Re: This is a sucky lifetime for me. » kara lynne, posted by Pfinstegg on January 9, 2003, at 0:12:03
Hi Kara- thank you for your warm reply. Don't overlook that I included bearing your own child as one of the possibilities! It sounds like you have been struggling unsuccessfully for so long, and that time is starting to press in on you- you do need a good solution now. I don't know whether this will seem relevant to your situation or not, but I spent 8 years on AD's and got completely exhausted and discouraged, like you. Now I am in the 8th day of daily TMS treatments, and my (unipolar) depression has gone from very severe to non-existent. I have 7 more treatments to go, at least, and possibly as many as 17. I am so thrilled I'll just do whatever my doctor says! As for follow-up, I will continue to maintain some contact with my own psychiatrist at home, may take an atypical AP such as Abilify in low doses, and may also return for booster TMS sessions- all depending on whether I need anything at all.
From what I have learned, people can get at least equal results from ECT. ECT has always been scary to me, but now that I have spent 10 days with technicians who perform both, I think my former fears were essentially groundless. The most that happens to anyone on ECT these days is temporary short-term memory loss. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for everyone, just as TMS doesn't. When it does, however, which is about 3/4ths of the time, it is just amazing. It's not like a drug making you somewhat better, you feel completely well!
Well. one thing that isn't quite normal as yet- here it is the middle of the night, and I am so thrilled and excited by what has happened that I am wide awake!
Pfinstegg
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