Big decision but if it works fantastic. If you look up Dick Cavitt the well known talk show host, he did it too and he noted immediate positive changes. Treatment resistant depression really puts people in a bind. There are new avenues with things like vagus nerve stimulation ( I think it’s called that) and trans cranial magnetic stimulation. I’m guessing you have seen or hear of these even if just in passing or consultation.

My limited understanding of the procedure is that it’s nothing like Hollywood nor is it harsh like in the earlier days. If it works, how much brighter the world might be! How much less painful on the inside! Maybe even fewer trips to the pharmacy, wouldn’t that be a welcomed thought.

I’m hoping for the best outcome possible for you as I know you are. Please let the group know when and if you choose to do so. I would also ask, as is my chronic series of statements, what the best strategies are to maximize the benefits. That is to say among the various things you can control.

I suspect most of those controllable factors of diet, stress reduction, sleep, exercise, etc are always recommended. I guess ECT is a way for the pathways in the brain to get a swift kick in the teeth to change their tune.

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