Posted by Zyprexa on January 15, 2013, at 22:22:49
In reply to Re: Anyone know people that have had ECT?, posted by baseball55 on January 15, 2013, at 19:09:26
I have nothing good to say about ECT, except that it got me to take my meds.
If anything I think it made me stupider. In one year I had about the max # of ECTs posible. About 3 a week for many weeks on two occasions. When I first got sick, I would not take my meds, I thought I didn't need them and that I was fine. But my psychosis got the better of me and they put me in the hospital where they gave me ECTs each time. My first hospital stay I can't remember much of, except for a lot of realy crazy dreams. They had me on meds and ect. I was not suicidal (from what I can remember)before ECT or after. Not realy sure what it did for my depression, because I don't remember. 15 years later and I don't have my memory back, and I think I may be a little brain damaged from it. The memory loss is great. I've had people tell me I did things which I have no memory of. Also when I was getting the ECTs I had a very active/distorted dream life. I honestly can't say much for ECT except that it made me stupid.
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