Do shock treatments work? Why cant I find Dr who will consider it
Mental illness runs on both sides of my family but I believe the tramatic abuse that i endured throught my life played more of a role my mental illness than heredity.
Ive been in the mental health system 20 years. Having seen umpteen Dr's and been on every medication, Im no better today than the day I first saught help. To be quite honest, Ive never been worse!
In 2004, I'd finally came to terms I could'nt work. Having Bipolar combined with ADD took it's toll.
My diagnoses history...... Depression, OCD, PTSD, ADD, and Bipolar. I wouldn't & could'nteven begin to tell you the crimminal list of meds that have passed through by body
Getting to my question. I am curious about alternative treatments. Has anyone had good results from shock treatments, or that vegus nerve stmilation?
I live in SW Missouri. If anyone has any info on good Dr.'s withon 50 mile of Joplin MO who are willing to explore other methods of treatment, such as I mentioned, I would appreciate any help in contacting them. Thank you
hi my name is brenda and i am getting ect's r shock treatments right now i also take a few meds and have a vns. i do think that ect's work i am much better than wa when started a few months ago i started out gettng 3 a week and now i'm what they call tthmaintenance and get them once a month. i don't know how lonfg i will be getting them but i do feel that they work for treatment resistant patents like myself. i have also taken almost every med out there, i've been hospitalized severaltimes and done counseling.sorry for my bad typing. i live in south dakota and they do ect's here in my home town a small town of 14000, and also in sioux fallswhere i go. i don't understand whyyou can't find someone to do them. keep trying. good luck.
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