I have Bipolar I and have had lot of problems with bp depression. ECT has saved my life on a number of occasions and can be very helpful. Unfortunately (for me) the trade-off was very severe and long-term memory loss. This is unusual--most folks have only brief memory loss for the time surrounding these treatment--particularly if the electrodes are placed unilaterally (this is usually what is a done first) Good luck. It is a treatment thAT frequently works when others do not. It also works pretty quickly (after about 3 treatments).