ECT has worked very well for me, in combination with sleep and the antipsychotic/moodstabilizer Saphris. As of the moment, I'm working on my bachelor's degree, and school isn't that stressful. Currently, it's been over a year since I've had ECT, and I'm just waiting until upping my medication like I'm supposed to isn't enough. I'm going to apply to medical school, though, and get my MD in psychiatry. I've done the math (which actually makes me feel safer), and I've been told normal bright young people are made cry on a weekly basis, so it will be incredibly stressful. I think that in times like these, it would be a wise decision to get ECT during your time off from school.

ECT often quickly neutralizes symptoms of treatment-resistant depression and manicdepression. It also helps with schizophrenia's psychosis and catatonia (maybe even the cognitive symptoms). Whenever I talk about ECT, people get scared, and say things like their memory is already bad as it is... but what would make you happier? Just talk to your doctor. Possible memory loss is usually around the time of treatment, and is most often temporary. It lasted a day for me. I remembered my family, but not the patients. Talk to your doctor, today.