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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 cherke55 asks

Q: Anyone who has had ect.

Can you share your experience? Did it work? Side effects?  Had you tried most all meds first?

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7/16/09 6:20pm

Hi there

 

I have no experience with ECT but I know people who have.  I did an interview some time ago with a "Doctor Shock" which you might find interesting.  Here is that interview and please read the comments...many of whom are from friends of mine who had ECT.  This is truly a mixed bag of responses of how it went for people...some thought that it was the worst thing they ever did as in they lost some of their memory and others thought that it did help them. 

 

This is truly a personal decision to make.  I would read as much as possible on this topic before making any sort of decision.

 

I wish you the best of luck.  Thank you for your question.

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