My first round of ECTs was at a major teaching hospital. They told me that if I didn't consent to it, they'd send me to a state hospital. Might as well have been forced. They did 16 treatment before realizing that it wasn't helping.

A few years later, my newer PDoc suggested it and, being incredibly desperate, I consented. Not beneficial then, either.

In between these times, I was put in a state hospital. I was handcuffed for the two or three hour drive. The nurses were shocked when that hapened, as I was not violent. The second time I was committed to a longer-term hospital, the deputies did not cuff me &, in fact, lit a couple of cigarettes for me on the way, even though they didn't smoke.

Back to ECT: Even though it didn't work for me, I have seen some fairy miraculous results in some people.