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I can't imagine in my wildest dreams that electic shock treatment is effective for anything but torture. In fact I thought they had banned this barbaric treatment. BTW, she has lost some memory from it.

Patient's do not feel any pain - it's NOT torture - the shock resets brain neurons with the release and new manufacturing the exact neurotransmitters deficient in depression. The fact that your "dreams" do not synch with the treatment is not a basis for therapy. Short-term memory deficits are a side-affect of the treatment. It's better than suicide, and there is no evidence to sugest that any deficits are permanent.

She was NEVER this off before electric shock and Prozac.

She's also a teenager. I'm sure that has nothing to do with her current situation. I understand it's easier to blame the drugs and the treatment.

"Patient's do not feel any pain - it's NOT torture - the shock resets brain neurons with the release and new manufacturing the exact neurotransmitters deficient in depression. The fact that your "dreams" do not synch with the treatment is not a basis for therapy. Short-term memory deficits are a side-affect of the treatment. It's better than suicide, and there is no evidence to sugest that any deficits are permanent."

Me: Really? Then you ought to tell that to THIS girl. It terrified her. Your view of Prozac does not match up with reality. Memory deficits are not acceptable nor is this barbaric ineffecive treatment acceptable. It's sadistic. Sadism is not superior to a drug and treatments that promote suicide. She was also NOT suicidal. I do know of others from years ago that had shock treatment and the memory deficits REMAIN.

Me: She was NEVER this off before electric shock and Prozac.

"She's also a teenager. I'm sure that has nothing to do with her current situation. I understand it's easier to blame the drugs and the treatment."

Even the doctors could NOT guarantee that her brain would NOT be affected by Prozac. They openly admit that they do NOT have long term or short term studies on its effects on a DEVELOPING brain. When the drugs are treatment are harmful, and uncertain as well as seriously serving no useful purpose it is RIGHT tio blame them and stop using them. Apparently you are a drug pushed with a sadistic uncaring streak.