http://www.ect.org/last-resort-therapy/ Information about ECT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:38:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ect.org/last-resort-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-35434 mICHELE pEREZ Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:14:32 +0000 http://www.ect.org/index.php/?p=576#comment-35434 I was interested in the psychiatric care that "Anjie roberts" received specifically, the physician who treated her after her ECT treatments. Please respond asap. Michele I was interested in the psychiatric care that “Anjie roberts” received specifically, the physician who treated her after her ECT treatments. Please respond asap.
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]]> http://www.ect.org/last-resort-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-96 anjie roberts Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:37:11 +0000 http://www.ect.org/index.php/?p=576#comment-96 I have had ECT series on two different occasions. both times it was absolutely the last resort. I had severe medication resistant depression and was extremely suicidal (came very close to suceeding by overdosing on a whole bottle of R insulin) and on both cases it worked very well. I survived to finally find the proper psychiatrist who has finally discovered my proper diagnoses and is treating me with proper medications and therapies. I am happier and feel better than I have in many years. If I had not had the ECT I dont believe I would be here to tell this story. To all of the naysayer of ECT, please relax, find a new cause. I've been thru it. I was well advised of the exact procedure and the exact possible side effects and willingly took the treatment and am very glad that I did and would again if I needed to. Yes, I did have memory disturbances during the inital month after treatment which is normal and just about all of it went away. I am not displeased in any way with the treatment. As for the few patients who do have a less than favorable outcome, the same can be said of any medical procedure. Some people may not react as well as others. I have had ECT series on two different occasions. both times it was absolutely the last resort. I had severe medication resistant depression and was extremely suicidal (came very close to suceeding by overdosing on a whole bottle of R insulin) and on both cases it worked very well. I survived to finally find the proper psychiatrist who has finally discovered my proper diagnoses and is treating me with proper medications and therapies. I am happier and feel better than I have in many years. If I had not had the ECT I dont believe I would be here to tell this story. To all of the naysayer of ECT, please relax, find a new cause. I’ve been thru it. I was well advised of the exact procedure and the exact possible side effects and willingly took the treatment and am very glad that I did and would again if I needed to. Yes, I did have memory disturbances during the inital month after treatment which is normal and just about all of it went away. I am not displeased in any way with the treatment. As for the few patients who do have a less than favorable outcome, the same can be said of any medical procedure. Some people may not react as well as others.

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