ECT #21
ECT again this morning. The baby PDoc wanted to give me the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and I failed. I scored 23 out of 30 that places me with log grade dementia. It looks like too much ECT. This is scary. I started to think about my days and I think they are right, bad problem-solving skills, lack of attention, memory recall. So I am going to ECT Weekly from twice weekly. I will go back and reevaluate in two weeks. Not sure if that if is another test (I hope so). But the PDoc cooked my brain a bit too much.
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Seems like Kat mentioned some short and long term effects that can be mitigated. Don't let this spiral you down. Wait for more input from Kat as she has been there, and much more knowledgeable about this. Keep the fear at bay. Comforting hugs.
Stand up for yourself Thor!! You don’t have to do this!! Stop doing the ECT!!
Thor get the right medical advice before you unplug. How is your mood doing? How are you doing in terms of quality of life?
I think May raised some good questions. Hugs.
Spencer don't panic or go into panic mode. You can stop the ECT if you want, you're in control. Talk to your Pdoc and get his advice on how your improvement is and what he thinks. Talk to him about your meds and if he has any plans for changes or dosage adjustments, that has bearing on the situation.
ECT doesn't work in a way where if you stop, you automatically go back to being at the point you were before you started, i.e. major depressed or suicidal. You may be at a point where you've gotten the benefit from the treatments. Talk to your Pdoc and see what he thinks about the benefit vs. the risk at this point. If you don't see any marked improvement after Treatments these days, then there isn't a reason to keep increasing the risk. There comes a point when its time to stop, when you've gotten what you can from the Treatments, this is generally determined by lack of noticeable improvement.
Your Pdoc would be the one to help you determine if you've hit that point. So don't panic, talk to him and determine what's best for you at this point.
As for the failing test and damage shown, you can gain most of that back with cognitive/memory/brain skills/games.
Take care,
Kat
Yesterday's meeting was a bit of a shock. I know there were some issues when I first started ECT but those subsided after a week or so. I kept on with the ECT because of the change in mood that I experienced and even enjoyed. I wasn't suicidal and extremely depressed. I think without ECT I would have been hospitalized a few more times or actually committed suicide. ECT was worth the risk in my mind.
Doc did recommend games and I picked up a few for me to play in my downtime (whenever that is).
The Brain Games make a big difference I will swear to that on a stack of Bibles. I've done them daily since my first week of ECT and it kept my cognitive skills/memory deficits to a minimum and has reversed much of what I lost. I integrated them into my "winding down routine" at night and do a round in the morning and at lunch. My Mental Workout is more important to me than a Physical Workout, although I do those too.
Thanks. Doc recommended RPGs on the PS4 (he is a gamer also). The quests given in games like this stimulate like Brain Games and give a simular effect. I also play Soudokou (sp) on my phone when I am free.
Thanks for the advice.
Humans Fall Flat on Xbox One is awesome.....I don't know if it's on the PS4 platform though.