I did 4 courses of ECT. My memory loss was minimal (unilateral) but what little I lost, I lost permanently. I didn't realize it at the time (the last course was 3 years ago) but I lost a lot of memories around special occasions with my kids growing up. The procedure itself: you are asleep, you wake up with a whopper of a headache, you frequently pee your pants, you are kind of dopey for a few days, but not totally unable to function. It did eliminate the depression, every time. If I stayed on monthly maintenance it would have continued to work. BUT...I have flashbacks and night terrors from it. I do have brain damage that was picked up in MRI's for a different health issue I was going thru. It made my ocd and anxiety attacks worse.

It's NOT for me, nor would I recommend it to anyone. (I consider it to be barbaric)