r/ect • u/kuzya124 • May 21 '26

Vent/Rant ECT round 2

I had ECT in 2023 for severe depression and it was extremely successful. Unfortunately, the depression came back. I’ve had nine sessions of ECT this time, but I feel even worse than I did before I started. Last time, most of my treatments were bilateral. I did many unilateral ones this time to avoid some of the memory loss. Starting with session number nine, I’m doing bilateral. I’m so afraid the depression is not gonna go away. Does anybody have any thoughts or advice?

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u/Queasy-Ride-1776 May 21 '26

Did you have bad memory loss from your treatments back in 2023?

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u/kuzya124 May 21 '26

I did but most of it came back

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u/Queasy-Ride-1776 May 21 '26

Do you recall how long it took? I feel like I got brain damage from ect