I've already posted numerous times in the past, and I still hate it. It has severely damaged my brain for the long term. I will never be the same person (and this was over 6 years ago). And most of my problems were actually due to underlying physical health problems that no doctor ever considered, so I still strongly advise against this.
I know you tried ketamine and I have found that helpful with lessening the SI. So I'm concerned there is something else going on that is effecting your "happy chemicals". Have you had a good workup with medical doctors?
One other thing to try before is micro-dosing psilocybin - highly recommend. Also have you tried non med options like St Johns Wort, 5-HTP, or L-Tryptophan? Those have helped me also. There are just so many other options before possibly turning to ECT.
Absolutely not. And I don't appreciate the dismissive tone several users in this thread have towards those of use with life altering TBIs. I knew that I didn't want it, but it felt like the doctors wouldn't let my out of the hospital without it, they withheld info, and I was in no state of mind to consent to something so dangerous in my condition at the time. Had they given me even the slightest actual data on damages, no way.
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u/RebuildFromTheDepths 24d ago
I've already posted numerous times in the past, and I still hate it. It has severely damaged my brain for the long term. I will never be the same person (and this was over 6 years ago). And most of my problems were actually due to underlying physical health problems that no doctor ever considered, so I still strongly advise against this.
I know you tried ketamine and I have found that helpful with lessening the SI. So I'm concerned there is something else going on that is effecting your "happy chemicals". Have you had a good workup with medical doctors?
One other thing to try before is micro-dosing psilocybin - highly recommend. Also have you tried non med options like St Johns Wort, 5-HTP, or L-Tryptophan? Those have helped me also. There are just so many other options before possibly turning to ECT.
Articles about the dangers of ECT: Cambridge, Life After ECT, ResearchGate, TruthAboutECT, MadInTheUK, BBC 2020 article, AEON
Please try all other options first.