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Originally Posted by iPhone
I know this topic has been discussed before but I'm curious about how bad the memory loss/confusion was, if there were any negative side effects with the anesthesia and did it work?
It's been recommended to me a few times in the past but I've always declined it because I'm so terrified of being put under and anything messing with my mind...
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I have had ECT and continue to have maintenance every 3 weeks. My depression is plagued with suicidal thought and urges and the ECT is a tremendous help with those.
I have never had problems with the anesthesia and in fact go right back to work after my hour of recovery. I get bilateral ECT and I do not have any short term memory loss but I must admit that I do have some long term memory loss. Not the kind like I forget my when my children were young. Just the kind where I bought tickets to a show that we had seen the year before....funny. Usually anything I have forgotten will come back if my memory is jogged.
Anyway it is a treatment of last resort but has helped me tremendously.
I wish you the best and feel free to ask any questions you may have.