I did. Like most treatments I've tried, they seemed to help at first, but then they stopped helping. It was also my last option. They gave me memory loss, I'm missing chunks, but I'm not sure how much, because I'm not sure how much I remembered beforehand - I may have already had poor memory just from being depressed, but since I can't remember, I have no idea. I am, however, getting back little glimpses every now and then. But the only skills I lost were those I had learned very recently - like in college subjects. I don't think I lost anything from high school.

Since they were my last option and stopped working, I attempted suicide. In the next month I spent in the psych hospital a fresh-out-of-med-school doctor filled in a week for my normal one, and tried something little-known, but with good effects on depression patients who've tried everything else - Ritalin. It's my miracle drug, the depression disappeared and the last 1 1/2 years has been incredible on it, I've never felt so good - so free and healthy. I would recommend asking your doctor about this option since you've tried everything else, it might work for you, too.

If you do decide to try ECT, I really doubt you'd lose your lip-reading skills unless you only learned it in the last few years. And for other important things, write them down, take pictures, put up post-it notes around. I've really come to appreciate my journals and pictures, I just wish I had been journalling more regularly. If you don't journal, it's definately something you should start doing.

My results with ECT weren't great, but I know it works for some people. It's worth trying if you've run out of options.

Good luck.