I have a friend who is suffering from the effects of ECT treatments. Medications prescribed has not helped. She says her feelings go beyond what we might view as depression symptoms. She has lost all incentives to do anything. Even simple things like going to the bath room. She says that her feelings are different from what she has felt in depression. Please advise a doctor I can talk with, or someone who has felt similar symptoms. Ken
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Originally Posted by jh8899
About two years ago i received a ECT and clozeral combination for a serious depression i was experiencing. as a result i was totally out of it for months i seemed to appear better at time cause of this sort of artificial high that these "treatments" created. i have lost a ton of memory (long term-short term) and simple everyday tasks such as boiling water for pasta i have found to be extremely difficult since the treatment--- loss of cognitive skills too. strangely enough i feel empty headed (no conscious thoughts running through my head) and i have lost the ability to visualize images in my head ( i thought in pictures) --- i feel like a totally different person and this is very stressful to me. it also angers me that i wasn't given all the info on the risks.
if anyone has experienced ECT and have had similar side effects or has any advise on how i can recover please comment.... thanks...
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