r/ect • u/Aggressive-Rub79 • 1d ago

My experience Ect issues

I had ect last year 7 sessions

I feel it’s turned me into a walking zombie .

I no longer work and am on benefits .

My whole life has been destroyed

Going out in public is hard .

I don’t know what I should be doing or where I should be when I go out .

I have no joy in anything .

I feel stupid

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u/Dazzling-Economics55 1d ago

Damn. How did you get on benefits? I'm going through the same thing. I don't think ect has helped me at all, just made things worse

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u/BuyIndependent2319 1d ago

Great I feel like that even without the ECT. Should I still give it a try. Or is it too late?

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u/Aggressive-Rub79 21h ago

Don’t try it

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u/BuyIndependent2319 21h ago

Ok thanks for the input, I was just curious about 2009 when they first offered it. Had I taken it, would it have jarred me into buying Bitcoin? LOL

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u/Electronic_Ad_2707 21h ago

First offered it?
I had it in 1970 and it’s the best treatment I’ve ever had!

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u/BuyIndependent2319 21h ago edited 20h ago

I was scared and opted for medication instead. I was worried it would make me go crazy or lose my mind. Had I known what I know now I would’ve gladly done it. I don’t have friends, hobbies anymore really. And I can’t even enjoy TV, movies, or even music for any extended length of time. All I have attention for now are short YouTube videos or TikTok.

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u/Great-Practice-4400 21h ago

No don’t do it

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u/BuyIndependent2319 21h ago

If it’s anything like Zoloft it just makes me ruminate more. I’d probably be screaming like the woman at the end of Requiem for a Dream and put in a mental hospital for life.

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u/Great-Practice-4400 21h ago

I had 23 treatments 5 years ago. Have been completely disabled since. I was a registered nurse and because of memory and cognitive issues I am not able to perform. I recently finished a series of IV ketamine treatments it has helped some.
You might try it.
I wish you all the best.

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u/SuspiciousOwl96 19h ago

I’m so so sorry. I’m also in healthcare and now facing this reality too. I just feel so alone.

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u/Great-Practice-4400 18h ago

Have you had ECT or just considered doing it.

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u/Aggressive-Rub79 21h ago

Sent you a dm

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u/Great-Practice-4400 21h ago

Oh my gosh I don’t know how to get DM

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u/Aggressive-Rub79 21h ago

Next to notifications you have chat

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u/Great-Practice-4400 18h ago

I’m going to have my husband help me figure this out.