I was pretty much living in my bed by the time I was hospitalised and had ECT. I remember after about three treatments I was up and about with lots of nervous energy. Even after the first treatment I was quite wired for a couple of hours. It was a cumulative thing for me, after each treatment the energising effect lasted longer. After about 6 treatments (2 weeks) I was pretty much normal physically and my mood was significantly better too. I had 13 treatments in just over 4 weeks in all. I still needed anti-depressant meds and therapy but it did turn my life around. If you do decide to give ECT a go, you should know fairly quickly whether it will work or not.