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shutterbug · 10-07-2008, 11:41 PM

Sunflower....that's great to hear about all you are doing to help yourself and your life. Much applause.

I'm familiar with having muscle twitches/spasms, but i don't remember ever having them before my ECT treatments. I've mentioned it to both my pdoc (who use to work as an active ECT doc himself) and also to my therapist ...and both just glazed right over it. My therapist is also a certified neuro-psychiatrist ... so i figure it's nothing for me to worry about since neither of these people, whom i respect a great deal for their medical and psychiatric knowledge, don't think anything of my occational twitches. It is possible that I did have them BEFORE the shock treatments since most of the 2 years prior to them are a total blur.

I'm sure the twitches are nothing, but me being just a very slight hypocondriac....i can't help worry about them being a sign of something worrisome like Parkinson's or something.

Anyway, i'm babbling about nothingness. Sorry.

Please keep us updated on how you are doing and how the meds are working! It's great to have you in our SR club.

Hippy, It's nice to see you posting. Though I must tell you I'm a bit worried about you. Have you and your doc explored any other or additional anti-psychotics? You appear to be in touch with reality right now, but still a bit on shaky ground (as you also seem aware of). Sweetie, i hope it doesn't upset you for me to be so frank, but i'm only speaking out of care and concern for you.

I'm also on a reversed sleeping schedule right now so i also didn't wake up for good until about 5 p.m. or so today. I mention this b/c I'd like to offer you my number if you ever need or want to talk to someone in the middle of the night. PM me if you'd like my cell number. GIANT HUGS.

Jenna

10-07-2008, 11:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,957	Sunflower....that's great to hear about all you are doing to help yourself and your life. Much applause. I'm familiar with having muscle twitches/spasms, but i don't remember ever having them before my ECT treatments. I've mentioned it to both my pdoc (who use to work as an active ECT doc himself) and also to my therapist ...and both just glazed right over it. My therapist is also a certified neuro-psychiatrist ... so i figure it's nothing for me to worry about since neither of these people, whom i respect a great deal for their medical and psychiatric knowledge, don't think anything of my occational twitches. It is possible that I did have them BEFORE the shock treatments since most of the 2 years prior to them are a total blur. I'm sure the twitches are nothing, but me being just a very slight hypocondriac....i can't help worry about them being a sign of something worrisome like Parkinson's or something. Anyway, i'm babbling about nothingness. Sorry. Please keep us updated on how you are doing and how the meds are working! It's great to have you in our SR club. Hippy, It's nice to see you posting. Though I must tell you I'm a bit worried about you. Have you and your doc explored any other or additional anti-psychotics? You appear to be in touch with reality right now, but still a bit on shaky ground (as you also seem aware of). Sweetie, i hope it doesn't upset you for me to be so frank, but i'm only speaking out of care and concern for you. I'm also on a reversed sleeping schedule right now so i also didn't wake up for good until about 5 p.m. or so today. I mention this b/c I'd like to offer you my number if you ever need or want to talk to someone in the middle of the night. PM me if you'd like my cell number. GIANT HUGS. Jenna __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).