EPISODE · Sep 30, 2019 · 41 MIN
Heather B. Armstrong Nearly Dies Ten Times and It Works Out Great
from The Hilarious World of Depression · host American Public Media
Author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong (dooce.com) was in, by far, the deepest depression she had ever experienced and nothing was working to lift it. That’s when her psychiatrist told her about a study using powerful doses of the anesthetic Propofol. Heather had ten appointments where she was placed in a brief medically-induced coma. The idea is similar to electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) but without the electricity and, hopefully, without side effects like memory loss. She shares the story of what led her to try the treatment and how it went.You can pre-order John's book at bit.ly/HilariousWorldBook.
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