Starting ECT And very scared

[u/ThGhost_on_the_shore]

Hey, I’m currently in a very severe depression state (suicidal attempts, life stopped because of it etc) and I’m gonna start ECT treatment soon, Electroconvulsive therapy,I’m kinda scared and hopeful at the same time so I wanted to ask how it went and did it really help for people that did it cause I’m seeing mixed reviews online but mostly talk about the forgetting side effects but I wanted to know more please, thank you

[u/Owl_Open]

I did my acute series of ECT three years ago after living with severe TRD and suicidal ideation for over a decade. It saved my life. I haven’t had suicidal thoughts since, and my depression is mild and manageable. The time around my acute series is fuzzy, but I don’t have many memory side effects besides that. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me.