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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Tapering In Electroconvulsive Therapy

Premium Questions

Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

[How safe is ECT? And, how often is it used in patients with MDD with mild anxiety?] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Chintan Solanki MD

[I'd like to know more about ECT therapy before discussing with my primary care doctor. Specifically about any serious potential conflicts with my current prescription regiment.] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Susanta Padhy MD

It has been said that antidepressants are also the mainstay of inpatient treatment and, when considered together with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), represent the first line of treatment for the most ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Susanta Padhy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Bruno Mascarenhas MD

[Is their any side effects to ECT treatments? I am having episodes of mumbling speech and shaking unresponsive to anyone lasting between 5-15 mins] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bruno Mascarenhas ( Neurologist)
Dr.    Dariush Saghafi MD

I had an electroconvulsive therapy treatment on the 18th of November and I had a bad reaction to it and I have felt sick ever since. My physichrist does not think my symptoms are being caused by that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Anjana Rao Kavoor MD

Is electroconvulsive therapy a problem for an elderly man - 76, apoe 3/4 - who has mild short-term memory loss? Lifelong major depression, self-medicated with work, can no long work. Took Elavil in 70s ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anjana Rao Kavoor ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Arun Chahar MD

[My query concerns electro-convulsive therapy. I have had 44 ECT treatments over the past year-and-a-half. I sense that I am cognitively diminished as the result. My defacto spouse says that I am changed for the better in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun Chahar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. K. V. Anand MD

worse. I m really worried for him and for me. Is Electroconvulsive therapy an alternative for someone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)
Dr. Bhagawan Rajana MD

....and he is not feeling any better. We are trying to get information on electroconvulsive therapy to see ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagawan Rajana ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Peeyush Kumar Saini MD

receive the following treatments: -electroconvulsive therapy -intravenous ketamine therapy The following ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Peeyush Kumar Saini ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)