I did unilateral ECT the first time. It worked for a few months and the side effects weren’t to bad. Minor memory loss and aches. The second time was bilateral. The memory loss with that was terrible. I needed gps to get everywhere. I stuck with it and did a few maintenance treatments. It took me over two years before I had most of my memory back. I had to do crosswords and memory games on my phone to help. I had even forgotten my kids birthdays. But symptoms and severity are different for everyone. It did help with the depression.