My ex had both knees replaced in 1 year. She also lost her job.
Her doctor convinced her she was depressed and put her on antidepressants. She started having nightmares. They doubled the dose. She became obsessed with suicide. They hospitalized her and raised the dose again. She became psychotic. They gave her electro-shock every few days for months. Finally family managed to get her released and weaned her off of the drugs.
Now she's "normal", but seriously damaged from the shocks.
Why not ban all surgery as well? It's barbaric, it's painful, it can leave you disfigured or dead, and clearly surgeons and anaesthetists are only in favour of it because that's how they make their money. You'll find plenty of people who will tell you about their horrific experiences of surgery and their regret that they were talked into it. You'll find others who say it helped them, but their testimony doesn't count.
I am a retired "nut hut" nurse who saw the damage done by ECT. I became so depressed by those observations that I had to go to work in a different area of nursing to preserve my sanity. I think that ECT is job insurance for psychiatrists. ECT can do so much damage that the patient will never recover, and the doctors have perpetual patients. I urge anyone who is considering ECT for themselves or for a family member to RUN, not walk away from the practioners of this evil and dangerous procedure.
I'm a nurse of 19 years and I read a Debbie Reynolds interview in which she talked about ECT and how much it has helped her/had a treatment recently. I decided to research it myself.....your comment helped me as I would trust your observation/experience and insight. Thanks. After all I've read I cannot see why anyone should go through this or how any good can come from it. If it works once - okay, but it won't "work" every time. Scary and should be banned IMO. Thanks again!
I 100% agree with this, please stop electroshock treatments, not just for the musicians affected but for everyone. The treatment is brutal and completely barbaric, and while your at it ban pychetric drugs, their is no reason to poison or shock the body into submission. These people are saddists and anti humanitarian.
@EphemeralShine ECT is a life-saving treatment for major depression. It is not used for "brainwashing or something". Patients are informed of the risks and benefits and it is their choice to have the treatment or not. It is done under anesthesia and is no more barbaric or inhumane than having a surgery to remove a tumor.
It is only used to save lives, not to alter someone who is "different". ECT today is very different from how it was many years ago.
@taylornate2 Hey Taylor. Do you work in a psychiatric hospital or have you had a loved one committed to one? Those are a couple of reasons that I could think of that would make a person so exposed to misinformation, such as you spoke of.
Dennis Clarke went on the Donahue show years ago to debate on just this subject. After the "Dr." went on about how "safe" ECT is, Dennis offered him a check for $25k to take the treatment.
The Doc refused in a panic'd state. Not so safe after all, huh, doc?
@platinumpenink I worked for a short time on the psychiatric floor of a hospital and I have also experienced a loved one being committed. I have administered ECT and have seen its positive and negative effects. I'm not sure how you can say I've been "misinformed" by first hand experience...
ECT is considered when the positive effects outweigh the negative. It saves lives. If I was offered $25k to take a treatment I would refuse it as well. I would most definitely take it to save my life.
@taylornate2 Hi Taylor. That is definitely your right and that's what's great about this country. But, because there is the highest rate of insurance fraud, for example, in the psychiatric industry, there are people who will do ECT on patients, a) for the profit and b) to "control" the patient who is being 'difficult.'
I have seen that first hand myself with my oldest brother and a close friend. And that, for me, is truth also.
@platinumpenink If you believe ECT was misused on your brother and friend then speak out against misuse and fraud rather than against the life saving treatment itself. It would be the same if your brother was tortured with a cardiac defibrillator and you react by speaking out against cardiac defibrillation.
@platinumpenink As for "controlling" the patient who is "difficult"... ECT would not even be effective for this. It doesn't have that effect. This idea has no basis in reality.
As for treating unnecessarily for profit, why would someone so greedy choose the lowest paid specialty in medicine?
Bless you, Dr. Breeding! I have lots of artist friends who are mistaken for "crazy" and have their minds destroyed in an attempt to make them "normal." This is a great benefit.
john breeding is just awesome...he seems like the kind of intellectual that smokes a joint then does the most productive work ever...i'd like to hang out with him...
They did that to my poor Aunt, turned her into a zombie. Used to be if any female was unruly, whether she be wife, or daughter, she could be confined in the nut house. Joe Kenney had a lobotomy done on his daughter; I suppose she was a bit high-strung, most creative people are. I am just waiting for the Christians to start burning the pagans again; man's inhumanity towards mankind flourishes with justification when you have GOD on your side.
My ex had both knees replaced in 1 year. She also lost her job.
Her doctor convinced her she was depressed and put her on antidepressants. She started having nightmares. They doubled the dose. She became obsessed with suicide. They hospitalized her and raised the dose again. She became psychotic. They gave her electro-shock every few days for months. Finally family managed to get her released and weaned her off of the drugs.
Now she's "normal", but seriously damaged from the shocks.
Txsray 1 year ago
Why not ban all surgery as well? It's barbaric, it's painful, it can leave you disfigured or dead, and clearly surgeons and anaesthetists are only in favour of it because that's how they make their money. You'll find plenty of people who will tell you about their horrific experiences of surgery and their regret that they were talked into it. You'll find others who say it helped them, but their testimony doesn't count.
spgrk 2 years ago
@spgrk Well said.
taylornate2 1 year ago
I am a retired "nut hut" nurse who saw the damage done by ECT. I became so depressed by those observations that I had to go to work in a different area of nursing to preserve my sanity. I think that ECT is job insurance for psychiatrists. ECT can do so much damage that the patient will never recover, and the doctors have perpetual patients. I urge anyone who is considering ECT for themselves or for a family member to RUN, not walk away from the practioners of this evil and dangerous procedure.
rtupin1956 2 years ago 4
@rtupin1956
I'm a nurse of 19 years and I read a Debbie Reynolds interview in which she talked about ECT and how much it has helped her/had a treatment recently. I decided to research it myself.....your comment helped me as I would trust your observation/experience and insight. Thanks. After all I've read I cannot see why anyone should go through this or how any good can come from it. If it works once - okay, but it won't "work" every time. Scary and should be banned IMO. Thanks again!
thegoldenkey07 1 year ago
I 100% agree with this, please stop electroshock treatments, not just for the musicians affected but for everyone. The treatment is brutal and completely barbaric, and while your at it ban pychetric drugs, their is no reason to poison or shock the body into submission. These people are saddists and anti humanitarian.
redmeatheart 2 years ago
wtf electroshock still happens for what...to treat what? i know they did it for brainwashing or something...
???????????????
EphemeralShine 2 years ago
@EphemeralShine ECT is a life-saving treatment for major depression. It is not used for "brainwashing or something". Patients are informed of the risks and benefits and it is their choice to have the treatment or not. It is done under anesthesia and is no more barbaric or inhumane than having a surgery to remove a tumor.
It is only used to save lives, not to alter someone who is "different". ECT today is very different from how it was many years ago.
taylornate2 1 year ago
@taylornate2 Hey Taylor. Do you work in a psychiatric hospital or have you had a loved one committed to one? Those are a couple of reasons that I could think of that would make a person so exposed to misinformation, such as you spoke of.
Dennis Clarke went on the Donahue show years ago to debate on just this subject. After the "Dr." went on about how "safe" ECT is, Dennis offered him a check for $25k to take the treatment.
The Doc refused in a panic'd state. Not so safe after all, huh, doc?
platinumpenink 1 year ago
@platinumpenink I worked for a short time on the psychiatric floor of a hospital and I have also experienced a loved one being committed. I have administered ECT and have seen its positive and negative effects. I'm not sure how you can say I've been "misinformed" by first hand experience...
ECT is considered when the positive effects outweigh the negative. It saves lives. If I was offered $25k to take a treatment I would refuse it as well. I would most definitely take it to save my life.
taylornate2 1 year ago
@taylornate2 Hi Taylor. That is definitely your right and that's what's great about this country. But, because there is the highest rate of insurance fraud, for example, in the psychiatric industry, there are people who will do ECT on patients, a) for the profit and b) to "control" the patient who is being 'difficult.'
I have seen that first hand myself with my oldest brother and a close friend. And that, for me, is truth also.
platinumpenink 1 year ago
@platinumpenink If you believe ECT was misused on your brother and friend then speak out against misuse and fraud rather than against the life saving treatment itself. It would be the same if your brother was tortured with a cardiac defibrillator and you react by speaking out against cardiac defibrillation.
taylornate2 1 year ago
@platinumpenink As for "controlling" the patient who is "difficult"... ECT would not even be effective for this. It doesn't have that effect. This idea has no basis in reality.
As for treating unnecessarily for profit, why would someone so greedy choose the lowest paid specialty in medicine?
taylornate2 1 year ago
I agree with this gentleman,however television host Dick Cavett got his treatments voluntarily I'd read somewhere once.Anybody know if this is true?
oleshatterbutt 3 years ago
Bless you, Dr. Breeding! I have lots of artist friends who are mistaken for "crazy" and have their minds destroyed in an attempt to make them "normal." This is a great benefit.
hollywoodartchick 3 years ago
lou reed got zapped.
2dust2 4 years ago
what about that guy in TED talks who promoted electro shock...?
viktrnaza 4 years ago
I had ECT therapy in '96 for depression. It's bad news and I am very happy to know you fellows are taking a stand against ECT. Thank you!
ClarkieDude 4 years ago 2
Its JB
ryanreenter 4 years ago
Thanks for fighting the good fight. Keep up the good work!
DameEdithDivine 4 years ago
Rock on, John :)
saturateu 4 years ago
john breeding is just awesome...he seems like the kind of intellectual that smokes a joint then does the most productive work ever...i'd like to hang out with him...
Alprazolam 4 years ago 2
Thank you for bringing this to the attention to public.
Wabiisabii 4 years ago
voted, and I added a link to Psychetruth and the show to my blogs
ncnikonguy 4 years ago
I voted... you can vote again every day FYI.
farewellmyth 4 years ago
Vote Done....
borris79 4 years ago
I didn't realize that it was still legal at all in America. Guess I've been lucky.
dnHooligan 4 years ago
GREAT NEWS Dr John;) I am going to spread this vlog far and wide, as it is great. and great intro to the film, which I am lookin foreward to viewing.
Now...I am off to watch a movie :)
zezt 4 years ago
They did that to my poor Aunt, turned her into a zombie. Used to be if any female was unruly, whether she be wife, or daughter, she could be confined in the nut house. Joe Kenney had a lobotomy done on his daughter; I suppose she was a bit high-strung, most creative people are. I am just waiting for the Christians to start burning the pagans again; man's inhumanity towards mankind flourishes with justification when you have GOD on your side.
wiskawind 4 years ago 5
Reminds me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. That these cynical psychopaths exist in reality and gets away with this.
Turpsup 4 years ago 2
@Turpsup Exactly. Most of public opinion on this treatment is based on fiction.
taylornate2 1 year ago
I voted
maximotion 4 years ago 2
Thank you. :)
psychetruth 4 years ago
no Peter Buck.
:(
todieandwither 4 years ago
You should note in the sidebar that a person needs to register in order to vote.
todieandwither 4 years ago
Roky Erikson is a music genious...been a fan for many years
ncnikonguy 4 years ago