Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Depression at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ

Leticia Rojas successfully battles depression with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), thanks to treating physician, Dr. Rehan Malik, Residency Program Director of Psychiatry at Trinitas Regional Medical Center. Learn more at www.rwjbh.org/trinitas-region....
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[@woolfy02]

I wish ECT it was more common as a outpatient service. The university hospital near me that offers it, only does it inpatient. It's extremely frustrating for me because I'm very treatment resistant. I feel like I'm running out of options and definitely doesn't make things better. I just want to feel 'normal'.

[@Rin-xy4tt]

The treatment doesn't work only it messes your brain up. The only reason they say it has below average success rate is because patient are not allowed to discontinue the treatment once started if they do not state the treatment worked.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

I honestly wish is was a front line option for treatment. Have you tried ketamine infusions?

[@yesmatehaha9883]

Can u let me know where u got your Ect done pls I’m in a bad way I have treatment resistant depression and can’t function at all.

[@mgthetraveller3799]

dude keep your mind busy by doing whatever activities either write or wrong cause you are not wrong talk to your loved ones or counceler whatever makes you feel relaxed just do it you just have to feel then you will eventually get out dont go for such electric therapies

[@isabellaaguilar1564]

Is easy to say but is more than that

[@soychilena1000]

​​​@@mgthetraveller3799Some depressions are not just a "talking your troubles away" kind of mood disorders"; Do you not think these people have tried that already? Or do you think theyre waiting for magic happy pills? Chemical imbalances in depression where medications have tremendously failed and have sometimes worsened it with their horrible side effects, can only be "resolved" with extreme measures such as this and for resistant depression, it may need ongoing treatment.
The stigma for ECT that Hollywood has given it, has to dissappear and make this treatment more readily available and affordable for everyday people who are seriously struggling with these type of illnesses...