I am asking as I have had it and was wondering about other peoples experience of it.

Hi! I did'nt have very good results with it. It's supposed to work 85% of the time, but I fell into the 15% class.LOL. I did lose a small chunk of short term memory, and it's hard to concentrate on things like reading now. I hope this comes back eventually. I had 10 of them last June. Take Care, Babou

Im desparate enough to try ECT Id like to hear some experances also

wow! where to start... I recieved a series of so-called ECT.Total was 14 times in a 2 month perod.. I had ( and still have suicidal tendecies ,,,, which , right there should tell you something about ECT ), but the Dr. told my husband thats the last thing to try ,, cuz I did the shrink , thereapist , group,, etc,,, things,, and was on 22 different depression meds.. Anyway ,, it made me worse..I forgot things I WISH I could now remember ,, ane the BAD things I was hoping to forget ,, well ,, theyre still here,, plus now I remember things that i guess,, I had buried..Which makes it 100 times worse .I wish I NEVER had it..Can`t read a paragraph and remember what I just read ,, forgot my sons childhoods, just can`t remember what someone said to me , less than 5 miutes ago... Hell , even now ,, I have to keep looking up , to see what I just wrote ,, so I don`t repeat myself ,,, which I tend to do allllll the time now.. I just feel Stupid,, all the time..So I`m more frustrated angry quick tempered , and STILL depressed. Oh well ,, that`s my opinion , but you have to do what you think is right.,, give me a gun now ,, ( BOOOOM!)

I forgot to mention , that the ECT I had was 6 years ago.

i would like to try it, as i am running out of options.

i have had 2 series of ECT and was on maintenance ones from fall to spring as that is the worst time for me. i started to have them 2 years ago. yes i have memory loss but i think meds contributed to that. i have found that if i am given clues i can recall the memory.

ECTs saved my life. do i want to have them again, no way. would i choose to have them again being in the bad way, absolutely.

Hello tgreen you asked: I am wondering if there are any people who have had ECT and what was the outcome. I know that ECT is controversial, but I do want to know what peoples experience was.

Well I haven't had ECT but my Uncle has had ECT [Electroconvulsive therapy] - shock treatment for his major depression. What I have learned from my mother my uncles sister she said it's was a good idea to use ECT. Because my uncle was very depressed and he attempted suicide a number of times he was also violent towards others and needed a lot of help fast. After the treatments he was put on antidepressant medication and my mother had him placed in a halfway house care home. He had difficulties with memory which helped him forget the bad pass he had with his girl friend who ruined his life. But the good things it pretty much worked for him he is now living a better life. He decided to remain with the family who cared for him. He is doing things on his own and just living life. But because like everything you try to do there are risks and it gave him memory loss which was one of the main reasons why he received ECT to like block out those bad events in his life. So in my uncles case it worked for him. Hope that helps answer your question. But your doctor knows best what is good for you.

I have had ECT and actually it helped a lot. I tend to get really depressed and meds don't work the way that the ECT's do. I do have some memory loss but it seems to be coming back. It takes time like all things, but I have had luck with them.

I had 11 ECT treatments earlier this year. After the 9th, I finally felt relief from the depression. However, for me, it was a very taxing-- emotionally and physically--process to go through. The disorientation and memory loss were very real side effects for me. Ultimately, my veins became inflamed because of the anaesthesia so I couldn't really get ECT done any longer unless I had a drastic procedure. Long story short, here's the ironic thing. I stopped after 11 treatments. Since I stopped, I have actually improved and am NOT depressed any longer. Before and during that time I made some positive changes in my lifestyle that have been very therapeutic for me.

Everyone's different. I wish you the best!