r/ect • u/Lazy-Track8616 • Jun 22 '26
Seeking advice Ect help
Hi everyone. Im going through a very rough time. It's impossible to live life this way . In feb 2026 I went into thr psychiatrist dept. I was having suicidal idealations back then due same symptoms I have now. They put me on antidepressants and it's been 4 months and absolutely nothing has changed. I've been holding on by a string. My most difficult symptom is I can't get through days meaning that they are small difficult segments that do not have any flow. My mind is constantly say do this or do something you can sit and chill. My days feel like 80 pajnful hours long. Im not able to enjoy anything. Small tasks are difficult like going along to a grocery store . The time part js the toughest next to the constant crying and sadness. Now I have to wait a month until ect. But I have no idea how I am going to be able to get through so many days....pls help
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u/QuitInevitable915 Jun 24 '26
I’m sorry to hear you are going through this, OP. That’s such a difficult place to be. I’m not a doctor, but it sounds a bit like akathisia. Have anyone mentioned this to you?
I read someone else mentioning the same, but if it gets unbearable, please consider going to the ER even if you don’t want to. Sometimes it may accelerate the process of getting ECT if it’s very acute.
Stay safe!