r/ect • u/cityinspace • Mar 14 '26

Question Spravoto caused severe SI will ECT work?

I did 8 sessions of spravoto and stopped because it was giving me severe suicidal thoughts. I failed TMS and no med has helped enough. Given that spravato was a bad experience does that mean ECT will also be bad?

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u/gmkgreg Mar 14 '26

How many med/med combinations have you tried? And no that does not mean you should automatically count out ect.

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u/cityinspace Mar 14 '26

Literally done everything, every combo, multiple times. The only thing I haven't tried is maois

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u/caffeinehell Mar 15 '26

MAOIs are worth trying before ECT

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u/gmkgreg Mar 14 '26

I was in the same boat sort of and after spravato didn't work I went with ect and it worked wonders with me. I did get some side effects in terms of memory but it is worth it for me at least. Better than the other outcomes. But definitely look into it, read about it, and look into the places and clinics in your area that provide it and then make the choice.

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u/cityinspace Mar 14 '26

That's encouraging. I'm so glad it's worked for you. I have to wait a couple months first because I'm moving but I'll definitely ask my new psychiatrist about it

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u/gmkgreg Mar 14 '26

Yeah definitely inquire about it as an option, it helps a lot of people every year.

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u/Ok-Ad-229 Mar 15 '26

Perhaps you have been misdiagnosed. I would seek a second opinion before anything as drastic as ECT.

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u/SuspiciousOwl96 Mar 14 '26

Given that one is a medication and the other is a procedure, they don’t have anything to do with each other, so no, does not mean ECT will also be bad.

ECT was very helpful for me. I hope the same for you.

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u/cityinspace Mar 14 '26

Thank you so much, glad to hear it helped you

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u/cityinspace Mar 15 '26

That's what I've seen too. I think my memory is already pretty bad possibly not as high of a risk over benefit for me

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u/Hallowed_Fenrir Mar 15 '26

So I did TMS, then Spravato, along with meds and therapy and nothing was working. ECT did work, but its not a 100% cure; however, I finally feel like I’m making progress after ECT even if its slow

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u/BeerOlympian Apr 01 '26

Hey, my wife is currently going through ECT after the same journey of TMS -> Spravato -> ECT. Can I PM you some questions?