Posted by Joe G on September 30, 2003, at 8:13:07
In reply to My Reaction To CES, posted by dabelson on September 29, 2003, at 15:54:31
> Hi Joe -- This is my first post on Psychobabble. I have suffered from "treatment-resistant" depression/anxiety (with some panic attacks) for over 25 years, and have tried virtually all of the available medications as well as ECT twice. About two weeks ago I began using a CES device ("Alpha Stim") once a day for about 20-30 minutes. At first, I found it "calming" during treatments and it left me somewhat "spacy" afterwards. After about a week, however, I exprienced dramatic increase in my anxiety levels and I finally stopped a few days ago. After quitting, I experienced some increase in depression, like withdrawal from meds. Therefore, I know CES does have an impact, it just wasn't helpful for me. Please keep posting on this subject. Thanks. David
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi David:
Thanks for the post..and "welcome"!
Two things came to mind while thinking about what you wrote:
1. After using CES twice a day for about 3 days I noticed I felt like I was overdosing, so I stopped for two whole days and the overdose effect went away and the positive feelings returned. Since you only did 1 session a day, after a week you may have run into the same overdose (or "overuse") effect that I did. Of course, that may not have been the case also...just an idea.
2. Also, it is possible that my brain "problem" (for lack of a term I like any better) is electrical in nature whereas yours may not be. Obviously, we know some treatments work for some and not others...even when the placebo effect is taken into account.
Thanks again for sharing your experience!
Take Care,
Joe
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