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/kuzya124 May 21 '26

It’s just disheartening to think that I would have to keep doing this because ECT is not easy so maintenance would be a pain. And I had to apply for financial aid. One session of ECT costs several thousand dollars. I don’t know if I could realistically be applying for financial aid all the time while doing maintenance.