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Electric shock therapy video II

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Had another treatment this morning and we taped this one too. This session turned out tons better than the last session and gives you a really good idea of what these ECT (Electric convulsive therapy) treatments looklike.

The shaking you will see me doing in these videos is the seizure itself. My arm flying up into the air is when the electricity was sent into my head.

If anyone has any questions about this treatment, please feel free to ask me anything.

The videos are on my profile in the photo section. The lastest session is broken up into three seperate videos (ECT 10-16-07A, B and C)
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hmmm, thanks but no thanks. Glad it's right for you, not for everyone.
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Hows it working out? Good I think. I don't feel quite so down in the dumps anymore. My doctors seem to be pleased with how I am doing. I am very VERY much looking foward to getting done and going home...should be Saturday, but I will know more on Thursday.

And yes you are right...it is not for everyone. All I can say is to keep your options open. I never would have seen myself doing these treatments a year ago.
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best luck.
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I have considered this, as nothing else is working well.....but....well? I am kind of afraid to bring it up. Glad it's working for you. Sometimes only a couple can keep you well for years.......I heard anyway. Rainbow
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you can also lose years of memory.
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Don't know about YEARS...it is true that it can affect your short term memory, but I think estimations of loosing years of your life are greatly exagerated. As for my memory. I have lost some but mosty right around the last couple weeks in which I have been getting treqatments.

I would suggest talking to your doctor about it if you are interested. If you don't like what you hear or learn, then you certainly can back down.
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Dude, I had ect in 2004 and lost YEARS...at least 5, know some who lost much more.
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I had them, also Lou...lost many years...many, many years and still have problems .
But I will say there was no other option left and I had no life
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it really upsets me that you would claim such experiences are exagerated. If you want me to get the literature backing my experience, I'll do it...study published in british medical journal The Lancet this year confirms such losses.
dobiedots
dobiedots
like you do now?




HAHAHHA just some of that horrid dobie humor.....
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Thanks, Weeone...((hugs))
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WOW...your doc must have screwed it up somehow then...either that or it has something to do with the placement of theelectrodes on your head. My doctor places the electrodes pretty much on my forehead just above each eyebrow. He says he has found there is less memory loss and other complications from that placement as opposed to placeing them on the temples.
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No, Thomas..I just don't think you can speak for ect for everybody..lotta ppl have ongoing problems.
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I think he doesn't fully understand..he's only going thru them just now...really has no idea of their effects yet
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yep.
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