Posted by Ruby on September 22, 2010, at 8:56:05
In reply to Re: 3rd treatment » weatherfreak, posted by Maxime on September 21, 2010, at 19:48:57
Hi there--
Its been exactly a year since I finished 6 ECT treatments...and yes it didn't seem to help until the 5th or 6th...and even then it seemed to continue help improve my mood for a few weeks after that and I've remained pretty stable since then. I didn't seem to have many memory problems while I was getting the treatments, but after it was all over I realized I had strange holes in my memory...and those holes continued to reveal themselves for about 4 months afterward. I think while I was getting the treatments I seemed pretty normal, though each treatment gave me a migraine (not fun).
Anyway, all this to say it worked for me--there wasn't a sudden change but a progressive one. I'm happy I made the very difficult decision to get the treatments. Also, FYI, one of the reasons I got the treatments is I know a woman who got treatments when she was in her 80s, after a lifetime of depression--and they really changed her life.
Good luck!
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