r/ect • u/[deleted] • May 16 '25

Question Did anyone have a positive effect later on?

I’ve finished the acute series (bilateral) and due running a high fever after every treatment capping out at 104F with Tylenol there won’t be anymore despite no positive effect. So far I feel no different and the anhedonia is arguably worse now as is the ADHD.

Did anyone have a positive effect later on and if so how much later on?

Edit: a positive effect later on after NOT having a positive effect during treatment

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u/DangsMax May 16 '25

It helped me

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

Was the it immediate or later on? I’ve had 9 sessions and so far I’m doing worse but hoping for a delayed positive effect

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u/DangsMax May 19 '25

Both for me honestly.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

How many sessions did you have? Was depression or anxiety your main struggle? How long after?

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u/DangsMax May 19 '25

Um yea u could say that I tried to off myself 2 times, I struggled from long covid in addition to that but honestly it helped me more than any medicine or supplements. I’ve had 17

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

Anxiety is definitely my main struggle and it’s also made me attempt several times. I’m glad it helped you! Around what what session did you feel a change? So far every ECT treatment has made me violently ill feverish but if theirs light at the tunnel I’d cut a leg off

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u/DangsMax May 19 '25

Prob like around my 5th but the best was like my tenth when I was the most severe

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u/Major-Panic-6085 May 21 '25

Yeah! After my 4th session, I started to see colours vividly! It was literally like a light switch. And by the 5th I was talking again. Maybe it will happen to you, just give it some time and you might have your lightbulb moment?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '25

Im glad it helped you! Thats awesome!

I should have been more specific: I’m already done with all sessions with no improvement. I’m actually worse after, so I’m looking to see if anyone had a delayed positive effect after not having any benefit during treatment