Has anybody undergone ECT treatment for severe or chronic depression?!
Question: Opinions/results about the treatment? For people who have been through it, please.
Answers: Opinions/results about the treatment? For people who have been through it, please.
I have had 25 treatments and it did not help me at all. The doctor who did it told me it works for some people and doesn't help others. The only way to find out is to try it.
I started it, but only had 4 sessions, I don't know if it would have made a difference if I completed it, but I'm currently taking meds for depression, and of course, seeing a doctor. ECT is supposed to take care of it in the long term, but I don't know. I'd say it would be best to complete the whole course of treatments, otherwise it's not worth starting.
yeah and dont be scared it will help if you are depressed. i was i na mentall hospitol and i got some good out of it
I had ECT about 11 years ago. I was very depressed and thought my life was a mistake. I had no drive in me to live. My opinion on the treatments is that I do not agree with them. All they do is make you forget everything so you don't have to remember the pain. I had 32 of them and I wish I didn't. I had a daughter who had passed away and it was just recently that I remembered what she looked like. You have to feel the pain in order to heal. It makes you stronger when you let your emotions out. If I were you I would not take the treatments. I was put on the proper meds and now I feel alot better. I did not get any results from the treatments. Take care.