I could get on board. I was not aware that my depression with all of it's putrid shades of black's and gray's had been my only reality. My most telling memory was while in nursing school someone gave me a Darvocet for a migraine. Forget the headache, I had never felt so free, part of my surroundings, confident and the colors!!, you know grass, trees and that blueness above me! where had that been? Tell me how could you not commit yourself to having that feeling as much as possible? Well, I did. Anyway, after years of hell, confusion, shame, CONSTIPATION, 2 rehabs. with crash carts outside my door, one basically cold turkey from 8-10 80mg oxycontin, oxycodone who knows how much and stuff I don't remember- all prescribed mind you- I continued to return to my best and only friends by that point. Somewhere along the line I found my self put on Methadone. This was around the time when it was becoming apparent that there might be a problem with the amount of stuff being so readily prescribed. At this time I was also put on multiple psychotropic/depression drugs but I was resistant to all of them. O.K, this was where I was going with this thesis. I found myself signed up for E.C.T, you know coocoo's nest. At this point I did not care what was happening. I really can't remember much, lost way too much weight, did not recognize any of my doctors, yadayadayada.... here is the incredible part, when I found a huge bottle of methadone in my drawer I did not remember that I had been taking it and didn't even remember I had it. I threw it down the toilet and have not had an opiate or craving since. Of course I became aware of my lifetime of addiction and I most certainly am not traipsing thru life, still take depression medication- it seems to be somewhat effective now, at least I am told. My days can feel intolerable and some mornings-most to be honest- I am convinced I can not possibly make it out my front door, but I do once I get going and into someone else's troubles the colors get a little bit brighter. I have not as yet heard anyone else talk about the experience I had with shock therapy. I am even hesitant to mention it especially to the medical field. anyway, having spent most of my life in withdrawal or anticipating it, I know what happened to me and 6 years later have not looked back, used, craved or taken this for granted. Anyone else have a similar experience?
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Dear sir, I am a retired primary care physician who in the final years of my professional life was fortunate enough to work at a Native American health facility and had patients with opiate and methamphetamine addictions. How to care for these patients or make a difference with their problems was considered "non-priority" by our clinic because of the high cost of these patients to the clinic budget in terms of refills of massive amounts of opiates that these patients consumed as well as the uncertain predictability of referral resources to actually be effective in their treatment. This had been the clinic policy for several years. It was a fiscal policy which was adopted by other such health facilities across the southwest.
Because of the escalation of addiction problems across our entire country I have continued to look for clinical evidence reports on the internet regarding any successful treatment outcomes.
Little study has been made of the use of modern electroshock therapy for opiate addiction but it has been reported to be of considerable help with methamphetamine psychosis.
Other countries have not only studied the benefits of such treatment but have adopted electroshock as a standardly accepted therapy in severe addiction circumstances.
I would like your permission to reference your report on this website as an anectdotal patient experience that merits development of further research in this direction in this country..
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