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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 410527" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Lithium is the only psychiatric medication I can think of that has become a household word. And it has, perhaps like ECT, come to be associated with only the most severe mental illness - i.e. "crazy". Maybe that association is contributing to the uneasy feeling you get when you think about putting your child on it.</p><p></p><p>I thought of this because of my sister. She recently underwent a course of ECT for very severe depression. She and I talked about this decision a lot because it was a very difficult one for her to make. One reason she identified as scary about ECT was the fact that it is widely seen as a treatment of last resort for the "truly crazy". This meant that she (a mental health professional herself) was among the "truly crazy".</p><p></p><p>So I just thought I'd offer this possibility FWIW.</p><p></p><p>I am <u>not</u> suggesting that you dismiss your mom-gut feelings on this subject. I am a firm believer in the mom-gut guide.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you made a decision you are comfortable with and that you grabbed some much needed time for yourself. Hope it's a bodice-ripper next time. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/916blusher.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":916blusher:" title="blushing :916blusher:" data-shortname=":916blusher:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 410527, member: 7948"] Lithium is the only psychiatric medication I can think of that has become a household word. And it has, perhaps like ECT, come to be associated with only the most severe mental illness - i.e. "crazy". Maybe that association is contributing to the uneasy feeling you get when you think about putting your child on it. I thought of this because of my sister. She recently underwent a course of ECT for very severe depression. She and I talked about this decision a lot because it was a very difficult one for her to make. One reason she identified as scary about ECT was the fact that it is widely seen as a treatment of last resort for the "truly crazy". This meant that she (a mental health professional herself) was among the "truly crazy". So I just thought I'd offer this possibility FWIW. I am [U]not[/U] suggesting that you dismiss your mom-gut feelings on this subject. I am a firm believer in the mom-gut guide. Sounds like you made a decision you are comfortable with and that you grabbed some much needed time for yourself. Hope it's a bodice-ripper next time. :blusher: [/QUOTE]
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