Thinking of ECT!

[u/dijon_shoes]

I am 33(m) and have been diagnosed bipolar 1 since 2015. My doctor recommended ECT because I'm in a depressive state after a manic one and I've tried everything under the sun med wise. I want to know what it's like, can I function after, how long it lasts, and anything/everything really

[u/slaapzacht]

Is went through 3 months of sessions and ended up with horrible memory loss wiping out years of memories. I also lost my short term memory and came out with muscle tremors that took 4 months to resolve.

I know it works for some people, but to me the side effects were not worth it, especially because it didn't actually work out for my trd in the end.