Re: PSSD and ECT

[Guest guest]

I know that there is a recuring fad to use ECT for depression, especially if

drugs don't seem effective. However, please do not consider this for

yourselves.

Back in the early '70s I worked in Psych and assisted with ECT. I saw some

people regress to the point of needing to wear diapers. Many people permanently

loose precious memories of when their children were young, etc. There's no

telling how much brain damage you will suffer.

Ernest Hemingway committed suicide after being given ECT. He claimed it was " a

brilliant cure " but that it took away his source of income.

In my opinion, this barbaric treatment is about as effective as hitting someone

over the head with a baseball bat, thereby giving them amnesia,and erasing

memories, both good and bad.

" Forget your troubles, come on get happy.... "

Kay

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> I'd really like to know if anyone with PSSD has tried ECT (for whatever

reason) and what was the effect on sexuality?!?

> I wonder if shocking the brain (not that I recommend it) can sorta re-boot the

system and get things going

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for your informative post, .

I recently read an article about ECT. It seemed fairly balanced, pointing out

the dangers as well as the progress that has been made. And that's my question:

You said that ECT was potentially dangerous back in the 70ies. But is that still

true today?

Best

teephos

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> > I'd really like to know if anyone with PSSD has tried ECT (for whatever

reason) and what was the effect on sexuality?!?

> > I wonder if shocking the brain (not that I recommend it) can sorta re-boot

the system and get things going

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You're welcome, teephos,

If one were to observe an ECT treatment today, I am told it looks a lot more pleasant because now there are drugs administered to relax the muscles so that the grand mal seizure produced is less noticable. Since I have not been working in clinical psych for many years, and am no expert, I would like to direct you to someone reputable whom I admire very much, and who has recently written on the topic. That person is psychiatrist, Dr. Breggin:

http://www.breggin.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=40

This article states that, "The best source of up-to-date information on ECT memory loss and brain damage can be found in a chapter in Dr. Breggin's book Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry (2008)."

'Best to you also,

Kay

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[Guest guest]

I would advise you to avoid ECT (electric shock treatment), at all cost--because of what I experienced.You cannot trust anything the psychiatric industry says about ECT.ECT side effects and PSSD from SSRI's have devastated my quality of life.I received ECT (electric shock treatments) many years ago and experineced the following corresponding to the time of my ECT treatments. I experienced severe fragmented and blurred amnesia for my past experinces--and, I effectivly lost my skills and knowledge that I assume I aquired from my past lifes experiences and college education. And, I have never since been able

to effectively learn or retain what I try to learn or experience--as my memory for new information seems to be damaged. And, my train of thought

is so poor that I have difficulty carrying on a conversation because I can't contemplate thoughts or integrate thoughts very well as these thoughts dissipate so fast. So, I have tried to compensate for this by communicating in writing because writing allows me to have a record of my thoughts if I can get them written down before I forget them--but, this is not a very efficient solution. I have been unable to get a job since acquiring my memory problems and have been on dissability income ever since my ECT (electric shock treatments). I have to carry a note pad with me at all times just to try to compensate for my poor memory--but I can't write down every thing I experience--there is not enough time to do this--and, even if I could there would not be enough time to repeatedly read through such notes--its just not practical to record all of ones thoughts and experiences.Most of the doctors I have talked to about what ECT did to

me will not acknowledge that what happened to me is due to my ECT--they try to tell me that I either don't have these experiences or that they are due to the depression that the ECT was trying to treat. The doctors dismiss the side effects from ECT the same way they do for my PSSD side effects from SSRI.If you want to learn more about ECT--there is an excellent book--titled: Doctors of Deception--What they don't want you to know about shock treatment--by Andre. Which was recently published by a person who had a negative experience from ECT who had the benefit of inheriting the research papers from a former United States Federal Worker who new from her job experience in the government how to access documents from the FDA--so this book explains the history of ECT--especially how the Psychiatric Industry has been able to manipulate the truth about ECT and how they have been able to manipulate the FDA in continuing to allow

it.Shaun----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Subject: PSSD and ECTTo: SSRIsex Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 12:14 PMI'd really like to know if anyone with PSSD has tried ECT (for whatever reason) and what was the effect on sexuality?!?I wonder if shocking the brain (not that I recommend it) can sorta re-boot the system and get things going------------------------------------This group is for support, discussion, or educational purposes only. It does not provide psychiatric or medical care. All

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