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Originally Posted by Daonnachd
Well, my hospital cancelled ECT for the foreseeable future. That's not good for me. Then the San Francisco Bay Area is going on lockdown for two or three weeks, not sure which. So that's the earliest I'd get my next ECT and I'm having scary suicidal urges. I need that ECT. And my T has emailed me to say she'd prefer some sort of teletherapy, either by phone or videocall. Great, I don't like talking on the phone.
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Sorry to hear that. I am genuinely surprised that the hospital would cancel ECT on you. I know they don't want anyone to contract coronavirus, but I think cancelling ECT for the foreseeable future is a pretty terrible thing to do. That's like the pharmacy saying, "nope, we're closed for the foreseeable future. Tough s*** if you want meds."
I am frustrated for you. Really, I am. I think that was a terrible decision on their part. It is obviously a life saving measure for many people, so I don't get why they would stop doing that? Regular doctors offices aren't closed.
Anyways, have you heard of spravato (esketamine)? Supposedly it works for treatment resistant depression very quickly, but it can be very expensive. However, it literally pulls a lot of people out of a depression within days.
Here is the page:
SPRAVATO™ (esketamine) CIII nasal spray | Official HCP Site
Maybe do some research on it?
And even though it is a lot of money, IP is expensive too, and you're almost guaranteed to get coronavirus in IP. You're in a locked down unit that's basically a Petri dish.