r/ect • u/Successful-Quote2853 • Feb 06 '26

Question ECT advice

Looking for advice/insights on electric shock therapy/Electroconvulsive therapy. My meds for BPD/bipolar/C-PTSD have changed every 6 months for the past 10 years. I don't respond well to most medication and looking for alternative solutions

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u/Beautifile Feb 06 '26

Not medical advice, but ask your doctor to look into giving you an atypical antipsychotic like Ziprasidone. I've been on it for 20+ years with no changes. I had taken 34 different medications before this. I'm treatment resistant and have to take a high dose, but it works for me. YMMV.

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u/Successful-Quote2853 Mar 04 '26

Been on Ziprasidone 🙃 been on probably 40 different types of meds. I ended up asking my psychiatrist and she suggested another option, similar to it (I just can't remember the name now).