tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post8672030442981728417..comments2023-08-05T03:26:37.674-07:00Comments on The Emperor Has No Toque: "E.C.T. From Myths to My Reality" My personal journey with Mental IllnessSteven M. Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14753759177558590432noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-26439659452366690042010-05-16T20:55:38.625-07:002010-05-16T20:55:38.625-07:00Having gone through 25 treatments several years ag...Having gone through 25 treatments several years ago, tapering off slowly over time, I can unequivocally say it saved my life. Having been treated for l1 years previously for a condition I didn't have, misdiagnosed and brought to the brinks of death with a toxic level of overmedication that resulted in neurological & kidney damage, I too was finally free. No meds, no more side effects, no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-85703833642705963882010-04-09T09:32:49.069-07:002010-04-09T09:32:49.069-07:00Here's my dad's post about it from back in...Here's <a href="http://penmachinedad.blogspot.com/2008/09/depression.html" rel="nofollow">my dad's post</a> about it from back in 2008, by the way.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305726604191188040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-61368675083628748382010-04-09T09:01:01.623-07:002010-04-09T09:01:01.623-07:00I don't know you but I do know Airdrie and Der...I don't know you but I do know Airdrie and Derek. It takes a lot of courage to post where you are at in a non preachy way. <br /><br />Love and support from a stranger!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br />(I carry that same bipolar label.....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-45120588203979169942010-04-09T03:19:36.512-07:002010-04-09T03:19:36.512-07:00Thank you Paul,
Yes I the more people talk and s...Thank you Paul,<br /><br /> Yes I the more people talk and share about depression the better the understanding will be about it.Steven M. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753759177558590432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-55615257165321690442010-04-09T03:12:02.754-07:002010-04-09T03:12:02.754-07:00Severe depression can be a terminal illness - lite...Severe depression can be a terminal illness - literally, so desperate measures are definitely worth a try if all else fails. One of my wife's friends had ECT some years ago, and it ended her horrible depression, with minimal side-effects. <br /><br />I have experienced "moderate to severe" depression myself, and it feels to me like a chemical thing, like being drugged. Too many Paul Hollowaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-11144302139269733682010-04-08T12:36:20.669-07:002010-04-08T12:36:20.669-07:00Thanks for sharing that Derek.. ECT is something t...Thanks for sharing that Derek.. ECT is something that few talk about openly.Steven M. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753759177558590432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-61874924868303890952010-04-08T12:29:39.942-07:002010-04-08T12:29:39.942-07:00thanks for this.thanks for this.ginahttp://ginaargentina.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-67016580274176861542010-04-08T12:04:42.976-07:002010-04-08T12:04:42.976-07:00After his own (successful) cancer surgery in the e...After his own (successful) cancer surgery in the early '70s, my dad went into a heavy depression and was treated with ECT. It worked very well for him, and he has only had one depressive episode in the almost 40 years since -- after I got diagnosed with cancer myself back in 2007. This time he treated it with medication, but had ECT been suggested as a better option, I'm sure he would Derekhttp://www.penmachine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-19641272718898891022010-04-08T11:20:39.390-07:002010-04-08T11:20:39.390-07:00i've often considered trying the ECT it has be...i've often considered trying the ECT it has been suggested or has come up has been discussed what have you. i just don't think there is anything out there that will really help me, supportive friends are good, of course, but it is still very lonely up in here. <br /><br />great post. :)gusgreeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224906998130632604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-87712382673677681672010-04-08T00:15:53.043-07:002010-04-08T00:15:53.043-07:00Thank you,
I am not sure it takes courage. For m...Thank you,<br /><br /> I am not sure it takes courage. For me the only way to start to remove the stigma on Mental Illness and Treatment is to write about it openly in a way that is not too preachy but allows others to understand by using my voice. Others who suffer as well may not be able, want or be comfortable discussing these things. For me it is important to my recovery and health to talk Steven M. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753759177558590432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-10952487553243898492010-04-07T23:27:57.363-07:002010-04-07T23:27:57.363-07:00It takes courage to reveal this.
Kudos to you. I&#...It takes courage to reveal this.<br />Kudos to you. I'm glad that you've made it to the "other side" - one where you can smile again.Guaciranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030786834802378022.post-43140869146754588132010-04-07T23:07:43.418-07:002010-04-07T23:07:43.418-07:00Brave boy! So very proud of you!!!Brave boy! So very proud of you!!!Airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258201887206735760noreply@blogger.com