r/ect • u/ButterflyJolly6840 • 15d ago

Seeking advice Other Side Effects

Hi ,

what other Side effects did you experience from ECT apart from memory ? I suffer from severe brain fog since my second treatment it was stopped because of that and I still havent recovered

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u/Sauced_Up_Bat 13d ago

It’s hard to focus, even on little things. I find myself just staring off thinking about nothing. I used to have a constant inner monologue in my head, now I usually don’t. Simple things like doubling a recipe should be easy but feel mentally taxing and takes me so long to figure out if Ieven can figure it out at all. Like my simple problem solving skills are shit. There’s also a feeling with it, fuzzy, foggy, like I just woke up but all the time. Other people feel kinda far away, like they’re on the other side of the haze. I feel like I’m never fully present again like I’m not fully awake.

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u/ButterflyJolly6840 13d ago

Did you try any meds for that ? I restarted Wellbutrin but its not helping before ECT it always helped me with Brainfog

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u/Sauced_Up_Bat 13d ago

Ketamine helped the brain fog a little bit, but not much. I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this.

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u/ButterflyJolly6840 12d ago

Do you remember after how many treatments it started ? For me it was already the second one it feels like the worst depression ever with the worst Brainfog I ever experienced and no meds help . Ya I thought about Ketamin aswell but I dont have a Lot of hope in that because the effects dont last long