How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment

Posted by JoshG on December 12, 2006, at 20:23:16

Hi folks,
After several false starts over the last four years it looks like I am going to have ECT starting next week. I had ECT 14 years ago and it did not help with major depression. I work full time at night doing computer tech support and I need to figure out what to tell my boss about ECT. I want to try and continue to work during the treatments but don't know if I will be able to.
Has anyone been able to continue working during ECT? What did you tell your employer if you could not work?
A little history... I have been depressed since I was a child and have been through numerous drugs trials and am currently in therapy with a psychiatrist I trust. Current diagnosis of treatment resistant depression and PTSD. Very reluctant to try ECT again but really don't know what else to do. I have been in contact with the folks at Emory in Atlanta doing DBS (deep brain stimulation) but that would require moving to Atlanta for nine months. Not to mention brain surgery...
Thanks,
Josh

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How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment JoshG 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG Phillipa 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment stargazer 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG Maxime 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment Maxime 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment JoshG 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG Phillipa 12/12/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG dessbee 12/13/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment Sebastian 12/13/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG B2chica 12/13/06
I support your decision/Josh stargazer 12/13/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG blueberry1 12/13/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG Maxime 12/13/06
So what are you going to do? Maxime 12/13/06
Re: How (or what) to tell work about ECT treatment » JoshG Karen44 12/14/06
Re: So what are you going to do? » Maxime JoshG 12/15/06
Re: So what are you going to do? » JoshG dessbee 12/15/06
Re: So what are you going to do? » JoshG B2chica 12/15/06
Re: So what are you going to do? » JoshG Maxime 12/15/06
Re: So what are you going to do? JoshG 12/31/06

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