Posted by dragonfly25 on December 28, 2003, at 19:21:58
In reply to Re: 22 years old and undergoing ECT, posted by dragonfly25 on December 28, 2003, at 19:10:07
i was wrong...geodon is not available in canada, she was prescribed it while living in the states. but there is another drug and i am sorry i don't have any solid info on it, but it is used to treat heart problems or something like that and i know someone else who tryed that (was very resistant to other drugs etc)and had success...your doctor may know what i am talking about- this was in canada. i am trying to find out what it is...no luck yet. sorry it is such scetchy info.
dragonfly
> are u sure about geodon not being available in canada? i don't know much about it but i have a friend, in canada, who is bipolar and i could have sworn told me she takes it. is it possible it just was approved?
> i would do some research on bilateral ect's- ect's have come a long way but they still are not sure how they work. bilateral ect has much more effect on memory.
> good luck
> dragonfly
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> > > ECT has supposedly come a long way from the scary Jack Nicholson days! ;) I recently read an article in Health magazine about ECT. It was written by a pdoc...she choose ECT and had pretty good results. Good luck with this. BTW, have you tried any of the atypicals? I am taking Geodon and it seems to be working for me. I am BPII.
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> > Shannon,
> > thanx for the reply... Unfortunately, Geodon isnt available in canada where i live... I've tried risperidone and seroquel (olanzepine), both of which left me sedated and cloudy... Well, if ect doesn't work, i guess my pdoc will have to get extremely creative...
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