I don’t blog at this address anymore, for a variety of reasons.  It, and the support I received because of it, were invaluable to me.  But I have found my way somewhere else.

However, I would be remiss if I did not state the following.  It has been more than a year since my last round of electro-convulsive therapy.  I still have cognitive deficits.  I have developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from my experiences with ECT, the most recent manifestation being psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).  I am also being screened for adult attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD).  All the literature would tell you that it is impossible to develop this in adulthood, you must have had it during childhood and just been undiagnosed.  I assure you that I did not.  My doctor concurs with me that I may have developed it.  I can only hypothesize that it was a result of the ECT treatment.

I’m doing fairly well, in spite of my ordeal.  Actually, better than ever, overall.

I know ECT can benefit many people.  I also know that it did me so much more harm than it did good.  If you are contemplating this treatment, tread cautiously – and make sure you are making the decision, and not being manipulated into it.  My thoughts are with you.

Love,
Always

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