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Old Apr 04, 2018, 09:48 PM
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I've had ECT and it was a lifesaver for me. It is a treatment of last resort, but it is an effective one. I had minor memory issues. I would have the same conversation repeatedly, unaware I had already discussed the topic. Additionally, I went to see a musical during my intensive 3x/wk treatment and have no recollection of seeing it. My memory issues mostly resolved themselves when I completed the ECT, though I still can't remember that musical. I came very close to having it a second time, but came out of my depression with just medication. I recommend ECT whole heartedly.
Same here. Some minor memory loss but I’m more memory-deficient now than back then. Nardil, in my case, was the final attempt of medication to combat severe depression and it almost killed me. ECT didn’t cure me but it helped me to escape my mute experience.
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