[Mari]

Hi,
She is on the Craig Ferguson talking about recent ECT treatments for bipolar.

She even describes exactly what happens for the procedure.

She had it 3 times a week for 3 weeks.

She says that she lost four months of her life but it was worth it.





http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_art...sanity/?page=2

CT is a controversial procedure in which electric currents are passed through the brain, deliberately triggering a brief seizure. It is believed to cause changes in the brain chemistry that can alleviate certain mental illnesses.

In Fisher's case, it's a severe case of bipolar disorder that, she says, leaves her locked up inside her home, manic. She tried electroconvulsive therapy for the first time right before her Hartford engagement.

Not only did she have to relearn her lines, she says staring dead ahead and lighting yet another cigarette, she had to relearn who she was.

"The memory loss thing is heavy at the beginning,"' Fisher explains. "It's like I still meet people that know me and I don't know them. My sense of direction is shot. I still can't find my dressing room."