Is it time for "Shock Therapy? "?
i think Jeffrey Sachs is not so much in favour of his own methods any more. Looking at the mess in Russia, and the years of unneccesary economic decline in Poland, i think even Sachs acknowledged that shock therapy is more aimed at pushing reform to open up the country for foreign investment, than serving the interests of the people. But i think you can bet on a "shock therapy" in the US, despite or even because of Obama. Its the way the ugly side of governments work. Each crisis is a potential wedge in civil rights and fought over liberties, and it makes the execution of a new "ideal" policy so much easier. its the best opposition killer available. As much as i like Obama's agenda, i think his "accros the isle" politics are potentially even more desastrous than the suffocating two pary system that has ruled so far. It precludes political debate and opens the way for blind technocratism. So no. "shock therapy" looks down on the institutions and structures that do not fit in its grand master plan. It has a a uni-deminsional look on society, and it uses a crisis, real or percieved, to forward its solutions. The only way to sustainably change the US in a good way is by transforming everything slowly. So the the mesh of rules, checks and balances (as much as is left of it after greenspan) is kept working. Have you read Naomi's Klein's book? she gives a very detailed account of the economic and social reforms in S-America and Eastern Europe, as well as a fundamental critique to shock-therapy. It's called the Shock Doctrine, its a must read.
Electro Shock Therapy?
Has anyone out there ever had electro shock therapy for depression? If so, can you tell me if it helped at all and how it is performed. I am allergic to so many medications that they can't find anything to help me and have suggested this but I am terrified of it as I do not really understand it or if it will help or not.
Is shock therapy still used and what does it do to the patient?
In some places, ElectroConvolsive Therapy or electric shock therapy is still used. The precise scope of use I don’t know but I do know it is used in cases of severe, treatment resistant depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and have been shown to rapidly relieve symptom.Unlike the olden days of psychotherapy when the psychos were the therapists, nowadays ECT is applied in a few different ways, and is done so under strict conditions with the patient under anaesthesia.Using electrodes, magnetic helmet rigs, or even an implanted pace-maker, different parts of the brain are manipulated by forcing finely tuned currents to move though specific regions, causing specific effects in the patient, mostly by stimulating emotional centres of the brain. This works because the brain uses electricity to carry messages and cause chemical action. By forcing the right messages through the right places, it is possible to give rapid relief to people experiencing certain psychological issues, and to do so with a greater degree of accuracy than through pharmaceutical measures which are very much hit and miss, and take time for effects to become apparent.
Electroshock therapy for anxiety?
Well..you've ONLY been on this new medication(fluoxetine) for 2 and a half weeks,it hasn't even had the time to fully kick in yet.This kind of medication..along with other types of medication(that treats anxiety/depression) takes time..sometimes several weeks to take full effect.What your doing is trying to find a quick fix...and that simply does NOT work at all! Period! And..I highly doubt..no way,will ANY doctor/psychiatrist ever allow you to have electric shock therapy for your anxiety.And for the most part? When a doctor/psychiatrist has a patient undergo this kind of procedure..it's most times the last and final chance to a solution for the patient? You haven't even allowed your medication to fully take effect,and your willing to undergo such thing as electric shock? I've had electric shock therapy,and although I don't remember much of anything beofr or after the procedure..I will say this much..I wouldn't do it again..I had this procedure about 8 times and my doctor told me I needed about 20.I didn't finish,and I'm happy now that I didn't.I had the electric shock for my depression..and since I've found no improvement.I have come a long way since then and has had nothing to do with the shock treatments.I'm now on a minimal amount of medication..amd doing very well.You need to stop thinking the way your thinking...and focus more on recovering with the help of medication/s and therapy.There is NO quick fix for any mental illess....You only started having anxiety 2-3 weeks ago...you still have a long way to go when it comes to finding what medication/s may just work for you.Don't be in this frame of mind thinking there is some kind of 'quick fix'..this simply isn't the way mental health treatment works..Good luck to you and trust me when I tell you..That things will get better with time and patience on your part.Take care.
I'm thinking about shock therapy is that a good idea? and does it help? what are some side affects?
dear god, no! side affects include: FUKCING UP yOUR BRAIN. srsly. not good. dont do it. i don't think you could get someone to do it, anyway... plus, if you check yourself into a phiaciatric hospital, you'll be told you have issues you don't, and treated for things you don't have. just...NO TO SHOCKS! no! bad! bad bad bad!
What are the after effects of electric shock therapy?
I assume you are talking about electro-shock treatment (ECT), where they shock your head to reset your brain function. It seems you are not very familiar with the therapy as well. This is a therapeutic action for people with massive depression on the border of suicidal tendencies. This process basically “reboots” their brain to bring them immediately out of their depression. This is usually not a permanent resolution, but can give an “open door” for therapy and self-help a chance to change behaviors.When it works correctly, the person responds immediately to a normal state, but can slowly revert back to depression if not addressed with psychotherapy of some kind so their state can be altered. The few times is does not work leaves the patient lethargic or in fear. This is rare, and is usually attributed to mis-diagnosis of the purpose of the therapy. I work on these machines frequently in terms of maintenance and operation of the unit. It is not anything scarey like one might think, although it is a little disturbing to see the unit shock someone as they seize from the passage of current.
I had electric shock therapy, am I going to be alright?
Question asked: I had electric shock therapy, am I going to be alright?Yes.I'm not a Doctor or any type of medical person at all. However I once lived next door to a woman who had electro-shock therapy as treatment for depression. This was before Prozac.I don't know how it affected her depression but she went back to school, got a job and seems to be leading a normal life. She's still married to the same guy and is now a grandmother.I would go on with life as though everything is ok and address any problems if they ever come up. I bet you'll be fine.I hope this reassures you. Good luck.