For those of y'all who have done ECT and been helped by it, do you remember how many sessions it was before you started to notice a difference? I've had four treatments and I just had a day and a half of feeling wonderful but now I'm suicidally depressed again and it actually feels worse than ever because if even this drastic last resort sort of ( Read more... )

Just want to vent to some people who will understand. My psychiatrist recommended that I try ECT and, though I was really scared by the idea, I was willing to try it just cos I CAN'T DEAL WITH WANTING TO BE DEAD ANYMORE. But I was just informed by them that they don't take Medicaid (I'm on SSI so that's the insurance I have). I'm feeling a ( Read more... )

Had the big scary suggestion from my psychiatrist today. I checked tags for comments on it but they're all from years ago so I figured I would ask again. Has anyone here done ECT? What's it really like? How bad is the memory loss, and how long does it last? Are you forgetting recent things or things from a long time ago? Is the procedure itself ( Read more... )

I posted here a few months back about ECT.

I went through with the process. And let me tell you, I feel great. No, ECT won't work for everyone, which is a shame, really. But I feel so much better and while I have my depressive moments, they're far and few between. I see my doc once every month or so to adjust meds and keep me stable there ( Read more... )

Well, we had the ECT talk with the doctor, and ( Read more... )

On Monday I have my ECT consultation with a doctor at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA.

I'm really nervous. Have any of you had ECT/have had relatives or friends that have gone through ECT? Anything y'all can say about it?

I really hope to be accepted as a patient.

Hey, I'm Jenn and this is my first post here. I would like to know if anyone else has rapid cycling/ mixed episodes. I had ECT over the holidays and now I go up and down on a daily basis... does this happen to anybody else? Please respond!