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The ECT industry is on par with the Purdue Pharmas of the world, they've lied about the terrible side effects of ECT, neglected to report to the FDA the side ef

The ECT industry is on par with the Purdue Pharmas of the world, they've lied about the terrible side effects of ECT, neglected to report to the FDA the side effects patients have experienced, and generally engaged in fraud and cover ups for the fact that ECT's purported "effectiveness" goes away once the treatments stop, while the very terrible side effects can be permanent, including amnesia, loss of motor function, etc... The lawsuits are starting to come in and are of course beings settled out of court, because the manufacturers know they would lose in actual trial given the evidence against them is so blatant. More details here https://breggin.com/huge-breakthrough-in-lawsuits-against-electroconvulsive-therapy-ect-manufacturers/ https://breggin.com/huge-breakthrough-in-lawsuits-against-el... and here http://www.dk4law.com/blog/dk-law-group-news/other/ect-shock-treatment-class-action-case-update-april-2018/ http://www.dk4law.com/blog/dk-law-group-news/other/ect-shock...

Hydraulix989 8y ago
I can't believe this is actually a thing. Can't have depression if you don't have a functioning brain anymore, right? What are people thinking?!
- rhombocombus 8y ago
  I would suggest doing some research into the clinical efficacy of ECT, for many it has been a lifesaving intervention, and it is nothing like the treatment depicted in one flew over the cuckoos nest.
  - Hydraulix989 8y ago
    In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, that's a lobotomy, not ECT.
phren0logy 8y ago
Is this a Scientology account?
- imperio59 8y ago
  Why is that even relevant to the discussion? Sounds like you're trying to distract from the actual issues at hand.
  - rhombocombus 8y ago
    What issues? Lawsuits != research. Most clinical research suggests ECT has high efficacy with fewer side effects than many pharmacological interventions. Your baseless claim is mental illness shaming and treatment shaming.
okmokmz 8y ago
This account has some extremely dubious comments and claims related to medicine, drugs, and healthcare. I would take what they say with a grain of salt

Hydraulix989 8y ago

I can't believe this is actually a thing. Can't have depression if you don't have a functioning brain anymore, right? What are people thinking?!

rhombocombus 8y ago
I would suggest doing some research into the clinical efficacy of ECT, for many it has been a lifesaving intervention, and it is nothing like the treatment depicted in one flew over the cuckoos nest.
- Hydraulix989 8y ago
  In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, that's a lobotomy, not ECT.

phren0logy 8y ago

Is this a Scientology account?

imperio59 8y ago
Why is that even relevant to the discussion? Sounds like you're trying to distract from the actual issues at hand.
- rhombocombus 8y ago
  What issues? Lawsuits != research. Most clinical research suggests ECT has high efficacy with fewer side effects than many pharmacological interventions. Your baseless claim is mental illness shaming and treatment shaming.

okmokmz 8y ago

This account has some extremely dubious comments and claims related to medicine, drugs, and healthcare. I would take what they say with a grain of salt