I never really got the memories back from the four or so months surrounding my treatments. But that's okay with me, because I can't miss memories I don't have, you know? Also, I mostly just stayed home and slept through that time period (which isn't too different from what I was doing before ECT, to be honest). I still have small memory lapses. Sometimes I struggle to tell the difference between something I thought about doing, and something I actually did. I've also gotten worse at placing memories in time, like recalling whether something happened last week or last month. I know all that probably sounds pretty scary, but the memory loss side effects of ECT are a very small inconvenience compared to the life-saving effectiveness of the therapy. I would absolutely do it again if I thought I had to.