Posted by Trevpr on July 2, 2013, at 0:20:31
In reply to Re: low voltage....lethargic....plx read, posted by rjlockhart37 on July 1, 2013, at 23:30:42
I had no memory loss or cognitive difficulties after 11 rounds of bilateral shock treatments.
I might just be lucky or perhaps it was the facility I had the ECT? Either way, I still felt really exhausted after each treatment and a bit slow like as if you had the flu for the rest of the day, but that's about it. I really did not like the IV or anesthesia - honestly I hated that about the treatments the most. The first treatment made me feel sick, but after the first treatment, none of the others made me feel sick.
After two of the treatments I woke up before sensation had returned to my body - so in other words, I woke up and my entire body was numb and I was a bit confused (usually the confusion lasts less than a minute for me). I thought that I was dead so I screamed at the top of my lungs both times.
I can still remember everything about the treatments and even conversations I had before going under and what it was like right before being knocked out. I remember what happened after waking up, what I did when I got home, etc. My memory appears to have been unaffected...
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