Posted by blueberry on November 15, 2006, at 17:53:47
My ECT pdoc wants me to restart at twice a week. But with the inability to hold a job during the time (at least a couple months) I could not pay bills and would have collection agencies knocking on the door. My pdoc said ECT is highly effective--I agree--that it is lifesaving--I agree--but that it is intrusive--I agree. Not an option right now. I read somewhere that ECT seizures are exaggerated with prozac...hmmm, I wonder if that is what happened to me with such severe memory loss. Anyway, I sure need it but can't do it. Ouch.
I do not have a pdoc and only one week of meds left in the bottles. Ouch.
The ECT pdoc could not recommend another pdoc.
Ouch.The pdoc who I want and is awesome wouldn't take me. He is 73 years old and had quadruple bypass surgery. Ouch.
I am severely depressed and just started training at a new job and trying as hard as possible to hold back the tears. Ouch.
No idea where to go from here. Ouch. I guess a walk-in to my family doc is in order to see if he can help short-term.
I'm researching my notes to see what worked short-term in the past for me so I can hopefully figure out how to buy some time.
poster:blueberry
thread:704005
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