Ect Treatment

Electro convulsive therapy is a treatment for major depression. It is used when the situation is so bad that there is a problem of suicide or serious behavior problems. During this treatment the brain is zapped with a strong electrical current. This causes a seizure like someone who would. Assume this seizure releases different chemicals in the brain and how brain cells work better. the person's mood will improve when the chemicals take the right messages to the body. Generally, the person receives the order of 12 treatments.

Some people swear that ECT is very helpful for people suffering from very severe depression or manic behavior unchecked. Others argue it is one of the worst ways to treat depression and is very destructive. Two very important side effects are confusion and memory loss long term. It said that after these treatments, they did not feel as mentally sharp as they were after before ECT.

Here is a typical description of someone who is given ECT treatments.

Sally is a middle-aged woman who has gone through a very bad divorce. Her ex-husband threw up everything that happened in their relationship as his fault. She realizes that the only people who benefit from this lawsuit are the lawyers. She believes that her lawyer was less competent than her husband. The result came out much more favorable to her husband. She is very depressed, shuts himself in his house, and can not go to work. She knows she will soon be fired. She is thinking of ways to commit suicide and tries to cut her wrists, but the cuts are not deep enough. It leads to a hospital emergency room. From there it is transferred to the psychiatric hospital. Her sister has a conference with the doctor and Sally would accept ECT. His sister was surprised when she went to visit Sally, she can not remember the names of his children. She even went out into the room naked. Her sister is worried that she gave a bad. It is found that several days after ECT Sally starts to smile and talk with her sister on the way things happen. She does not remember why she had the problem first. sister Sally wondered if the memory of his sister will be permanently affected.

The pros of TEC are:

Quick Relief and your symptoms, especially if you are suicidal

It is a work-when antidepressants do not work

-There is a physical reason, you can not take antidepressants

"You have had depression before and it keeps coming

The disadvantages of ECT are:

-After receiving these treatments, you can become confused, while having the treatment

"You can have loss of memory that can last for many years. It could be permanent.

-This is the anesthesia and the potential medical complications

"You can have headaches jaw pain, and muscle pain after treatment

Only you can decide if, after shock treatments is the right thing to do for you. I saw her only as an emergency treatment for people who are at risk of killing themselves or others. You can ask the doctor who offers these shock treatments if he would himself or give them to family members. Unless the situation is critical, the use of antidepressants and anti anxiety drugs can go a long way to minimize symptoms.