Had depression for over 15 years. I also have Aspergers.
Medication has not solved the issue. So decided to have TMS. Have two full treatments, one on left side of brain, one on right side. Neither had any impact.
I have had two psychiatrists recommend ECT for me. Went into a private hospital to have ECT treatment. I had extreme agitation and aggression coming out of the anaesthetic. Apparently I need to be restrained to protect myself and the hospital staff. The hospital I was in could not do this, so they passed me off to another hospital. I went through the full evaluation by the CATT team and then they passed me off to another private hospital without telling them of my extreme agitation after treatment. After telling the new hospital, the passed on treating me as well. I tried all the private facilities over ETC and none will treat me. So I went back to the second hospital. Even though I was only evaluated by the CATT team a couple of weeks ago, I now have to go through the full process again. Then if they accept me for ECT they will not book a date. I have to go to hospital emergency and sit and wait for a bed to become free, apparently this could mean sitting in the waiting room for up to 2 days.
The private hospital system will do ECT as a outpatient, the public system will not. The worst thing for my depression is to be confined to a hospital with nothing to occupy my mind. Being in hospital for 4 weeks is not possible for me to handle.
So 2 psychiatrists recommend ECT for me. I am at the end of my rope. I can't go on like this. But they make it so I can't get the treatment I need.
