Only use ECT as a last resort

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I know I posted a topic and several people messages saying you should try ECT if you're severely depressed and nothing is working. First off, make sure that they give you anesthesia because some countries do ECT without anesthesia and then you have a seizure and your body thrashes around and you can break some bones. It has saved people's lives, including mine, but it has also caused severe memory problems and other problems with some people. I met a person who couldn't remember anything of her childhood after having it. However if you are severely depressed and you feel like killing yourself and medicine and therapy and everything else has failed then you might want to consider it. Just talk to a doctor about it and its potential side effects and if you should try it.

above all, at least put out feelers for places that employ trans-cranial magnetic stimulation. offers the benefits of ECT but with far fewer side effects, plus can be done on a cheaper outpatient basis.