>>This sounds like the insurance companies playing doctor again.

That is a good point... a lot of my research on ECT was because the insurance company recommended it when I was only a few weeks out of the hospital and still on my first try of meds for relief. My T told me about it without expressing his opinion... I told him that whether I was afraid of it or not, I thought it was way too early in the process for me to be considering it. My T agreed wholeheartedly but was obligated to mention the possiblity to me. He said the insurance company decided I wasn't getting well fast enough and therefore wanted to push ECT. Stupid insurance. I'm glad my T and my pdoc were supportive of me.

This is not to say that ECT is bad... as I said before it is worth looking into, but when getting advice make sure the advice is coming from a medical perspective and not a financial one.

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