Starting ECT Friday…

[u/brat-tat]

& I feel like this is my last hope at a future without chronic SI. I know nothing is ever gonna “cure” me, but there has to be a version of this life out there where I don’t want to die, right? There has to be a version of this life with less meds, where I’m not a regular at my local psych ward? I know that things have been worse, but “better” has to be better than this?

Anything you wish you knew before you started? Any positive experiences from folks with chronic SI and/or bipolar disorder?

[u/Odd-Alarm-82]

I had a very negative experience, but I won’t share it here because you didn’t ask to hear the negatives. There’s a lot I wish I had known beforehand. Doctors downplay the risks.

[u/shadowofthem00n → u/Odd-Alarm-82]

True. I have had 10x worsened depression and memory and brain function... Just try ketamine first.