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Well, for the third year in a row now, I have experienced devastating symptoms of depression accompanied by severe headaches, feelings I'm going to go crazy, or commit suicide from it all. It eventually lifts somewhat, but then comes back hard a couple of days later.
The fact that it lifts somewhat for a couple of days and I even experience an upturn of mood, tells me I'm rapid cycling. I've been staying with my mother and she sees it as well and think it affects my decision making process as to what treatment to get on a couple of my health issues.
So I'm wondering if other rapid cycling bipolars have decided to get ECT even though on some of the up days where you think you might not need it if you just do your yoga, meditate, or go out with others more often still occur.
But at the back of it, I have way many more bad days and even during the rest of the year, I'm still fighting a relapse.
I've tried many meds, alternative treatments, and yoga and nothing has helped and I'm tired. I'm just getting progressively sicker and more disabled this way.
Did ECT level any of you out who have had it?
The fact that it lifts somewhat for a couple of days and I even experience an upturn of mood, tells me I'm rapid cycling. I've been staying with my mother and she sees it as well and think it affects my decision making process as to what treatment to get on a couple of my health issues.
So I'm wondering if other rapid cycling bipolars have decided to get ECT even though on some of the up days where you think you might not need it if you just do your yoga, meditate, or go out with others more often still occur.
But at the back of it, I have way many more bad days and even during the rest of the year, I'm still fighting a relapse.
I've tried many meds, alternative treatments, and yoga and nothing has helped and I'm tired. I'm just getting progressively sicker and more disabled this way.
Did ECT level any of you out who have had it?
there,are,some,here,who,swear,by,it.
maybe,post,this,on,the,main,bipolar,board?
you,might,get,more,of,a,response,
everywhere,is,slow,at,the,moment.
i,hope,you,find,the,help,you,need.
Its next up for me, if my meds quit working - I'd rather have hope, and some memory loss then years of pain, followed my suicide and hurting my chances, and my poor dogs - oh, fuck family too! LOL
Good luck, please keep us updated : )
Honestly, I don't understand why people are so afraid of losing memories when the horror of the present and the future stretching out like that in severe depression is always there and looming.
I can see though if they are worried about losing memory around things they must need to know for their careers. That would be a major concern.
I did have them many years ago as a unipolar and I did have some memory loss but I wasn't working at the time and nothing I lost caused me any long-term problems and it all sort of came back over the years for the most part.
Thank you for your response! I too had bilateral when I was around 20 about 26 years ago. My memory was affected greatly but it all came back - at least the important stuff a few weeks after it was over with. I even still have specific memories of getting a few treatments, being driven home, and during that time and shortly after, etc.