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Originally Posted by 1914sierra
Actually it does work quite well for many people, and it is not inhuman at all. This isn't One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Does it work for everyone, no. And patients need to be educated about the treatment and possibly side effects, but it is an option that has saved my life more than once. A close friend and my husband also had ECT with very good results.
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When people think of ECT they automatically think of that movie....
In my personal experience if it was not for ECT i would have killed myself, that was my plan. I was sick of trying different medications, losing friends, dropping out of my college classes.
The doctors explained to me about the memory loss, and believe me it's not something that I was looking forward to. Yes I have lost memories but I did not have any other option. It saved my life because like I said my only other option was to kill myself.