Posted by bipolarspectrum on December 16, 2004, at 0:39:43
In reply to Has anyone ever had deep brain stimulation?, posted by ed_uk on December 15, 2004, at 8:58:39
Hi,
I've been battling with a bipolar depression for a couple years now.. I can't seem to tolerate medication... my psychopharm has been dropping hints all over the place about deep brain stimulation (I'm in canada)... and after thinking about it, I am all for it... its all experimental and I'm not sure if theres much evidence... but it seems to really help parkinsons patients and other movement disorders.. plus, it has a great benefit for ocd, which is inherently difficult to treat i understand... but the clincher for my interest in dbs was that its been put in 30-40000 parkinsons patients.. hence, the procedure itself is not experimental and potentially relatively safe... plus, the idea with remission with minimal bodily side effects and never having to take a pill again is a big plus... but its all speculation!!!
bps
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