Hi all, I suffer with depression and was recently in hospital, I had E.C.T. but before I had the treatment I had to come off Diazepam, since coming home I have been very anxious and at the end of my tether, anybody had similar experience?
They would have had to stop your Diazepam. It suppresses seizures which the ECT is obviously trying to induce. Getting off a benzodiazepine like Diazepam can give withdrawal symptoms for a good while. It could be that the ECT didn't work and your depression and anxiety are re-asserting themselves. There are alternatives for anxiety other than Diazepam it would be a good idea to discuss these with your doctor,
I have never tried ECT. I have had epilepsy since I was a kid. After years avoiding seizures I wasn't about to voluntarily sign up for 12.
Thanks SteveW, I am going to speak to my doctor, I contacted my CPN on Friday so I'm hoping she can have a word with my psychiatrist about the anxiety. The ECT has worked for me in the past but I had never been offered maintenance ECT until now, so I'm hoping this is the answer to the depression and I do find an alternative to the Diazepam for the anxiety. Thanks for your advice.
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Hi all, I suffer with depression and was recently in hospital, I had E.C.T. but before I had the treatment I had to come off Diazepam, since coming home I have been very anxious and at the end of my tether, anybody had similar experience?