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Has anyone did shock therapy

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Was just wondering if anybody done shock therapy or what ever it's called where they send pulse into your brain to help with depression?

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I haven't but my friend has for severe post natal illness. It helped she said.

They only do it if all else has failed, if the patient agrees.

I've seen it done on a postnatal depression documentary not so long ago. They sedate you and everything nowadays.

Are you going to be having it?

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Afraidmale in reply to Clazzy78

Well nothing has be working for me I've been on so many drugs and nothing seems to work so I was thinking about it.

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My daughter has been receiving this for the last 3 months and what an improvement I have seen. She was catatonic and this brought her back

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