# Depression Patients: Would YOU do electrode treatment?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-patients-would-you-do-electrode-treatment/374968>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-patients-would-you-do-electrode-treatment/374968 "2006-10-02T14:11:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-patients-would-you-do-electrode-treatment/374968/21 "2006-10-03T00:37:16Z")

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It depends. Right now, I’m feeling pretty good, so no way. If I started to deteriorate and was feeling actively suicidal, then I might consider it, providing there have been a lot of case studies. I won’t be the guinea pig.

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**Author:** ![the\_chicken\_of\_exeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@the\_chicken\_of\_exeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_chicken_of_exeter)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-patients-would-you-do-electrode-treatment/374968/22 "2006-10-03T00:53:01Z")

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If my drugs ever stop working, absolutely. I would never go back to how I was. Hopefully the drugs will work for a few more years before I build up too much tolerance, and by that time this treatments will have more trials done.

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