Posted by Ilene on January 16, 2006, at 21:00:44
In reply to First hand knowledge of ECTor vagus nerve stim?, posted by shasling on January 13, 2006, at 23:05:03
> I am considering ECT because my pdoc says he's had people who were drug treatment reisitant get 'kick started' and respond better to drugs after a few ECT treatments. Anyone ever had that experience?
> I'm currently on Parnate which ROCKED for about two days then went away. I'm 45 and have been seeking relief for like 25 years so am willing to do basically anything, but would like feedback from ECT veterans first.
> I also think I could talk him into Vagus Nerve Stimulation instead, any firsthand knowledge of that?
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> Thanks in advance.
> SuzieI'd exhaust all other possibilities before I did ECT. I had both unilateral and bilateral and now I have what seems to be permanent memory loss and cognitive damage. They will tell you that any side effects of ECT are temporary. That may be true for most people, but wasn't for me.
Have you considered rTMS? It seems gentler than ECT and doesn't involve surgery like vagus nerve stimulation.
I.
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