eletric shock and anxiety

[peper4]

Is  a  eletric shock  therapy  useful  for  anxiety?

[MMahon]

ECT is usually used for patients with SEVERE major depression when the patient has not responded to the other treatments available.  Anxiety can be a major symptom of depression and was for me.  I had ECT treatments 25+ years ago and they did not help me.
A good psychiatrist can advise you what a good treatment plan is for you.

[cj29]

There are many methods that are tried if it is even considered.  Have you gone through counseling?  Have you been having problems with anxiety for a long time?  There are so many approaches that you could take in dealing with it in my opinion.  

[M4Y0U]

There is a new and safer way for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and it is called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

''Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a noninvasive method to cause depolarization in the neurons of the brain. TMS uses electromagnetic induction to induce weak electric currents using a rapidly changing magnetic field; this can cause activity in specific or general parts of the brain with minimal discomfort, allowing the functioning and interconnections of the brain to be studied. A variant of TMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been tested as a treatment tool for various neurological and psychiatric disorders including migraines, strokes, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tinnitus, depression and auditory hallucinations.'' and yes anxiety.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation#Risks

M4