I get regular maintenance ECT treatments for my depression, and have been for quite some time. I tend to cope with my pre-treatment anxiety with humor, so one time I brought a Pikachu sticker to see if they’d let me out it somewhere on the ECT cart.

P.S. If anyone’s curious about a patient perspective on ECT I’m open to questions.

    • PurpleBadger9@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I had a choice between trying TMS first with ECT as a backup, or going straight to ECT. I chose to skip TMS and go straight for the ECT because how severe my situation was at the time, how long it had been going on, and the research I was able to find on how effective each was for my kind of depression.

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        1 year ago

        Seems like the side effects are pretty serious. Though, guess you’ve weighed them against the benefits and found it worth it.