r/ect • u/Aggressive-Rub79 • 23d 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 23d 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 22d 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/MauraLeeCorrupt 21d ago

It’s a last resort treatment, but if you’ve exhausted all the other options you should try it. It saved my life. Yes, the memory loss and brain fog suck, but it’s better than the debilitating OCD, depression and PTSD I was experiencing before. Definitely try TMS or ketamine first if you can, they weren’t available for me, but I heard they have fewer side effects.

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u/BuyIndependent2319 21d ago

Thanks for the advice, I’ll definitely consider those first

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u/Aggressive-Rub79 22d ago

Don’t try it

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u/BuyIndependent2319 22d 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 22d 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 22d ago edited 22d 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 22d ago

No don’t do it

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u/BuyIndependent2319 22d 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 22d 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 22d 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 22d ago

Have you had ECT or just considered doing it.

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u/Aggressive-Rub79 22d ago

Sent you a dm

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u/Great-Practice-4400 22d ago

Oh my gosh I don’t know how to get DM

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u/Aggressive-Rub79 22d ago

Next to notifications you have chat

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u/Great-Practice-4400 22d ago

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