Basically, I'm pretty much out of options for meds, what's out there has either pooped or causes side effects that are worse than the depression. If I could actually get an appointment with a pdoc (that's another story) I would at least like to discuss the possibility of maintenance ECT as an alternative to meds.

I had ECT about 25 years ago, it worked, the memory loss was a bit puzzling but I kept a diary and by reading and re-reading that I found that I was able to fill in most of the gaps.

Anyway, I'd very much like to hear from anyone (especially if you're in the UK) who has had or is having maintenance ECT.

N.B. I know there are a lot of folk out there who have had negative experiences of ECT, please respect my feelings by not posting in this thread, thank you.