Received 8 ECT shock treatment for no good

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I was depressed, suicidal. My pdoc hospitalized me. I had 8 ECT treatments. It was horrible to be sedated and waking up afterwards just disorientated and not able to remember anything.

After my 8 th treatment, i said stop and left the hospital, still ass depressed if not more, than before my treatment.

Now im drinking a homebrewed “poppy tea” and drink a glass of wine in an attempt to forget the treatment, and just the effort gives me light feeling of joy. I want to forget the treatment.

For some, ECT is a miracle cure, for others just yet another failed attempt to beat the depression.

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Sorry you had it so many times for it not to work.

Is there a hope for a med you have not tried yet?

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Yes, i have had some benefit from Isocarboxazide - an mao inhibitor. I might go back to that drug again even if you have to follow a strict diet

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I am not diagnosed with, Depression officially, but I know how low it feels to hit rock bottom, as this has happened to me a lot of times - even to the point of suicide attempts.

If you think this drug works, I would consider it. What do you mean by a strict diet? Is it a weight gainer?

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Really sorry to hear that. I was also offered ECT at hospital and basically told them to fack off. Best wishes for your recovery.

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sad to hear you had to go through that and it not working enough.

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I didn’t benefit from ECT either. I had it at 17. It just messed up my memory

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If you take maoinhibitor, like Isocarcoxazide, you have to avoid aged meat, and cheese and soya and other things that contains tyramine. But that’s no problem, last time i took it, it helped a bit, now i cant remember why i stopped?

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Had 6 rounds of ECT and it just screwed up my memory. :panda_face::panda_face::panda_face:

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It doesn’t sound like something I would ever want to do.

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I’m worried that I have set myself up in my car for ECT. By turning the key to the ignition, I am giving ect to other people outside the car by way of the battery.

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Thanks, seksoempirico, the damage done was minor, but i will definately say no if asked again. At the moment i am dealing with my depression with some alcohol and some opium / poppy tea from my garden, but i really need a chemical fix so i can function without alcohol and popppy tea.

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