My wife had several ECT treatments over the last few years and is now a completely different person. Depression is alleviated, but we both agree that cognitively she’s worse off than she was before.
Fuck that shit.
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My wife had several ECT treatments over the last few years and is now a completely different person. Depression is alleviated, but we both agree that cognitively she’s worse off than she was before.
Fuck that shit.
Also ECT can be used to medically abuse some people like me who knew I didn't needs any meds or stuff that forcefully modify me I just needed to not be isolated or for someone to care for me and give me hope and reason to live.
Also has made me unhealthily obsess with torture revenge so yea Fuck that shit.
Why ECT and not TMS?
I had a choice between trying TMS first with ECT as a backup, or going straight to ECT. I chose to skip TMS and go straight for the ECT because how severe my situation was at the time, how long it had been going on, and the research I was able to find on how effective each was for my kind of depression.
Seems like the side effects are pretty serious. Though, guess you've weighed them against the benefits and found it worth it.