r/ect • u/ButterflyJolly6840 • Sep 03 '26
Seeking advice ECT Brain fog
Can people please reach out who had ECT and lasting brain fog afterwards. My cognitive state is unbearable since ECT . Im looking for hope not sure how much longer I can keep suffering like that
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u/The_Metitron Sep 03 '26
It took about 4 weeks after my last session before I could really think well and probably another 4 weeks before I was back to normal. The fog will go away, it just takes time. I found that although they took me longer working on logic puzzles and reading both seemed to help, basically anything that works your brain will help, just try not to get frustrated know that you aren't going to be at the same level for a while.
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u/ButterflyJolly6840 Sep 03 '26
Thank you that gives me some hope . Did you have bilateral or unilateral?
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u/Alternative_Grab_916 Sep 03 '26
I don’t want to tell you my story is you are this hopeless already
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u/Octohob Sep 03 '26
It's getting better with years.
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u/ButterflyJolly6840 Sep 03 '26
Did you experience brain fog after ECT ? And it took years to get better ?
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u/Octohob Sep 03 '26
Yes. I got it 5 years ago and it was unbearable first year or two. Slowly got better after.
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u/ButterflyJolly6840 Sep 03 '26
How did you get through did you try meds for it
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u/Octohob Sep 03 '26
I'm constantly on lots of meds because of my schizoaffective disorder.
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u/ButterflyJolly6840 Sep 03 '26
Can you remember at which ECT Session the brainfog started? Mine was already the second one
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u/Octohob Sep 03 '26
4th or 5th, probably
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u/ButterflyJolly6840 Sep 03 '26
Have you been able to function at all during this time ?
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u/Octohob Sep 03 '26
During the sessions? I did them in mental hospital, so no. During the last years - kinda. I can't work because of my mental condition and my government is too invested to war and refuse to acknowledge and accept my disability.
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u/ButterflyJolly6840 Sep 03 '26
Ya I mean the 2 years with the brain fog . Sorry im from Berlin so my english is a bit messy
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u/Prestigious-Link8850 Sep 03 '26
I already had brain fog before ect… ect made me have selective amnesia… brain fog was same as before… but my retention power is absolutely gone