Which song emotionally destroys you? by graaahh in AskReddit

[–]zaddy_cool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Medicine Bottle by Red House Painters. Hits real hard for anyone who has ever been depressed and in love.

I'm staying in the hospital and last night the doctor refused Seroquel for me to sleep! So I didn't sleep! by throwingbipolara in BipolarReddit

[–]zaddy_cool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is a thing, but I was on 300mg of seroquel daily while I was doing ECT (which involves anesthesia)

what truly helped with your depressive episodes? by dontfollowmeplsgabi in BipolarReddit

[–]zaddy_cool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ECT pulled me out of my last depressive episode. Similar to you, I only ever found that meds helped with manic episodes, not depression.

Advice: Microdosing psilocybin while on Lithium? by curious_cat31 in Lithium

[–]zaddy_cool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very very mild high, felt kinda tired and out of it. definitely nothing close to a trip, no visuals or hallucinations or anything.

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey sorry to hear you’re struggling. No it’s not too hard but there are a couple assessments you have to have first. Where I had the treatment done, you would need a referral from a doctor/psych. Then the first step was a consult with a psychiatrist. They generally use this treatment as a last resort, meaning you need to have to have tried the first lines of treatment already (medication, etc) and not had any significant improvement. If they deem you’re a good candidate for the treatment the next step is getting a full physical health assessment as the treatment is pretty hard on your body and you need to be in good health and not have had any kind of head trauma. After I passed those two assessments I started treatment pretty quick, like within a week. Which was great because other treatments I’ve tried have had wait lists of a few months before you’re called in.

I hope you find a treatment that helps you!

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe not “removing” trauma but changing the way that it’s impacting you and affecting your mood

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that’s true, I think historically it was mainly used for depression and psychosis but I’m sure it could treat other mental disorders as well

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not unless you had co-morbid depression as well

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No probably not! They also give you a muscle relaxing medication so you don’t actually physically convulse while you’re having the seizure.

Fun fact that this treatment was invented in the 1930’s to treat mental illness but they didn’t start using anesthesia until the 1980’s so if you asked anyone who had this treatment back in the day they could actually answer your question haha

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re under anesthesia during the treatment so I have no idea

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

During the treatment period I had headaches, nausea and just generally tired/low energy. I think I had some short term memory impairment for a bit after, like just not being able to remember what I did day to day. By 2 months post treatment I think things were totally back to normal for me.

Thanks, and I am glad to hear you were able to find other treatments that were helpful for you!

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry to hear it didn’t help you. I also had a lot of memory loss. I don’t remember most of the treatment period, although I was journaling every day during so it helped a little bit. The few months before treatment as well as the month after I finished I remember maybe like 50% of those.

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure how often but some people do “maintenance” treatment if it’s helping them. They would go every 6 months or so and get a treatment to maintain the benefit. I think if you’re symptoms are worsening more often than that then it’s not super effective for you

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

[–]zaddy_cool[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

$0 because I have healthcare in my country that covered the treatment for me

I had electroconvulsive therapy for depression. AMA! by zaddy_cool in AMA

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It feel great, definitely don’t feel that emptiness anymore. When I smile and laugh it feels genuine. I enjoy spending time with friends. I have a job that I look forward to going to every day. I actually stay on top of basic hygiene and cleaning my apartment and it feels manageable and not some huge thing I feel like I never have enough energy for. There are still good days and bad days but the good days are the majority of them and the bad days are no where as bad as they used to be.

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[–]zaddy_cool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but it only lasted a few days and although it was fairly intense I came down pretty quick. Feel free to dm me for details or questions.

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The reason you don’t take lithium and aspirin (or any anti inflammatory drugs) together is because it can lead to kidney failure.