Posted by lcat10 on April 24, 2007, at 22:54:34
In reply to Re: To Lcat, posted by Deniseuk190466 on April 23, 2007, at 6:03:38
I am now four weeks post ECT, and I am on an antidepressant. I am not doing very well at all. I have begun to feel very depressed again, and I am suffering all the syptoms one might see with someone who has a closed head injury--not ony retrograde amnesia which I can live with but anterograde amnesia. I cannot take in anything new, process it, and store it in long term memory. I have virtually not ability to concentrate and attend. I cannot read something and retain it in memory. My working memory is shot. I am having a difficult time doing my job. I cannot say I would ever do ECT again. I was not so aware of the deficits until I got past the more acute stage of cognitive impairment. I do not think I could recommend ECT for anyone. Blueberry was right; I should have listened to him. I now seem to also have a seizure disorder that may be a consequence of the ECT. Neurological tests are still being done. Had an MRI with enhancement the other day and am doing a48 hour videotaped EEG plus blood work. Five years ago MRI and EEG's were normal.
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