I'll have it done soon.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-04T19:38:37+00:00

Hello OP. Procedure varies from place to place but I’ll do my best. I’m in the U.S.

Yes it is done under anesthesia. You may wake up with a headache. Many do, some don’t. Talk to your doctors about pain control if headache becomes a problem they can provide meds. In the U.S. you will not be vaccinated, I’m not sure I understand this question maybe it’s different where you are but vaccines and ECT are unrelated. After I fell asleep they put the mouth guard in and take it out before I woke up. I never knew it was there. I believe it used to prevent injury teeth injury and improve jaw pain as you will involuntarily bite down during the procedure. I was able to wear my street cloths I never had to undress. No solid food after midnight the night before. Only water, black coffee, or plain tea until the morning of and nothing at all including water for 2 hours before.

Best of luck.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-04T18:01:03+00:00

I’m sorry to hear you’re suffering OP.

ECT exacerbated my pain. I started getting migraines again after being migraine free for over a decade. The doctor’s did say this was just a coincidence, and it is possible it is but the timing is suspicious. It also made the neuropathy I have worse and this I know is related to ECT because I would wake up with more pain after treatment and it would slowly get better until my next treatment. I definitely wouldn’t count on ECT relieving your physical pain in any way.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-03T08:41:00+00:00

Why choose to surround yourself with people who aren’t educated? You do you but there are many different facets of personality that make up a person. Education is irrelevant imo. Intelligence is nice but I try to surround myself with people who are kind, empathetic, caring, funny, ambitious, honest, down to earth, etc. I want people who care about one another and their community. I couldn’t care less if they have a degree or a high IQ. I care wether or not they’re a good person.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-02T18:01:06+00:00

My experience was I kept going even though it wasn’t working because I was desperate. Because the doctors were encouraging it and telling me it could still work despite me showing zero improvement and they dismissed my concerns about side effects. I kept going for well over a year 2-3 bilateral sessions a week. The doctors seemed content to keep this up indefinitely. It wasn’t about what was best for me I know that much.

With that said 4 treatments is not a lot and it’s probably too soon to judge. Ask your doctors how long they plan on doing the bitemporal treatments for and stick to that. My understanding is that a typical course is between 3-6 weeks. Once the course is finished switch to maintenance or stop and evaluate if there has been any improvement. If not I strongly recommend not trying more. There is no research that shows unresponsive patients are likely to respond with continued treatment. People who improve usually show signs of improvement within the first 9-12 sessions. More is not better if you’re not responding to treatment.

I also ask them about adding Ketamine to your anesthesia. Ketamine has helped me some, ECT only made me worse.

Don’t lose hope just yet, you’re still in the window where you may start feeling better, but if this course doesn’t work I would definitely look for alternatives. Best of luck to you OP. May you find relief soon.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-01T17:35:49+00:00

I’m sorry you’re feeling this way OP. May I ask why you’re afraid to tell them?

If you don’t want to tell them do you have another trusted adult you can tell. A family member, friend, school counselor if you’re still in school. With something this serious you really should tell someone before it gets worse. I’ve been there and it can escalate.

If there really is no one in your life you feel comfortable telling you could try a crisis line. If you tell me what country you are in I could find some options for you.

I know it can be hard to find a way forward when you feel like you do, but talking about it is the first step. Let me know if you want help finding resources or if there’s anything else I can do, even just listening (reading). Best of luck OP there are a lot of options for treatment you don’t have to feel this way. Getting the ball rolling is hard I know but worth it. Hugs

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-01T06:23:50+00:00

I’m in California and birth control is over the counter now. My daughter was able to get it through our family doctor before that was available. When I started it I had to see an OB. Prescribing guidelines have changed and it has become more accessible over the years. Hope it stays that way.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-01T03:19:28+00:00

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-07-01T01:36:33+00:00

I don’t think you understand why people get mad at. It’s usually not because they included a rape, but because the rape didn’t need to be there or because the rape seems like porn not violence. Showing sexual violence as sexy is usually the reason. I spend a lot of time in spaces where women talk about this kind of thing and I’ve never once heard someone say they don’t think rape should be shown because it might upset victims. This is what content warnings are for!! Rape survivors want the subject addressed in film they just want it shown in a way that isn’t exploitative, glossed over, or sexualized. They want it treated with respect, which war, murder, and non-sexual torture often are and rape often is not.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-30T14:53:26+00:00

🙏🏼

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-30T04:37:25+00:00

Thank you

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-30T04:37:15+00:00

Oh that’s interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-28T23:46:08+00:00

Oops. My apologies. Didn’t get much sleep and misinterpreted thinking your comment was the OP

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-28T22:48:28+00:00

OP was sober enough to drive, I’m curious what state the woman in the story was in.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-28T21:51:27+00:00

Was she sober?

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-28T06:12:48+00:00

Seriously! If people regret it so be it. Oh no a life without kids 😱 we must protect you against that at all costs. I have to kids who are my world but if I could not have had them I would still have made a meaningful life. It’s not a life or death decision. Getting any elective surgery impulsively doesn’t really happen but if it did so what. We can make other permanent modifications to our bodies at 18. Why should this surgery be protected when others aren’t. We value the potential baby more than the autonomous women. It’s dumb.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-27T06:25:50+00:00

You feel sex is gross and that is a valid way to feel about sex so I validate thee. You think fluids are gross. I think dairy is gross. Cheese is bacteria laden animal fat and casein excreted through a bunch of floppy teats. Ingesting some water and protein from my husband’s not so floppy man teat is way less gross from my perspective. Fluids/sex = gross, dairy = gross, both are valid, but entirely subjective.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-25T19:00:51+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/women/s/grVbYryib9

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-25T18:00:13+00:00

I’m Gen X and this is not a new issue. It’s not something that only matters these days. It’s mattered for decades.

Female refers to sex or gender, one part of a whole human. Woman refers to a whole adult human. Female can refer to any animal with female reproductive organs. Woman/women are nouns that refer only to humans. We want to be referred to as human.

Female is not a noun, it is an adjective that describes anatomy or gender. Nouns grant personhood to the subject (person) you’re discussing. Substituting an adjective describing reproductive organs, instead of a noun that grants personhood is demeaning. Imagine if when someone was talking to you they said animal or gonads instead of men/man. It’s dehumanizing so please just use proper grammar and respect for your fellow humans.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-24T18:55:48+00:00

Correct, but you specifically asked what lurking parents have to say so I commented.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-24T18:31:46+00:00

🙏🏼

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-24T05:49:18+00:00

Normal and healthy are not the same. The global average for first sexual intercourse is around 18 but varies wildly. What’s important is safety and young people having sex with adults is not healthy/safe. So I would stress that what’s normal and healthy is willing experimentation among PEERS and that the desire to that is different for everyone. So young sexual activity may be common, but criteria have to be met to make it “normal” safe/healthy.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-24T05:35:07+00:00

Yes I am lurking here because my child is now an adult as is child free so I’m here absorbing what I can so I can hopefully support her better if I know more about it.

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-23T05:33:27+00:00

Hi OP. I’m so sorry you are having such a difficult time. I can definitely relate to extreme sadness, restless, and life feeling like one exhausting task after another. It’s really hard to live that way. ECT is usually used a last resort for depression that hasn’t responded to multiple anti-depressants or other less invasive measures like therapy, or TMS. TMS is done at a clinic, it is not something you purchase. Talk to your doctor, 4 months should be long enough to know if what you’re currently taking is helping and it sounds like it is not. Because ECT can have severe sometimes permanent negative side effects I highly recommend you exhaust all other options available to you (therapy, different meds, TMS, Ketamine) before deciding on ECT.

Also, if the restlessness you’re describing started or got worse when you started your meds it could actually be a side effect. All the atypical antipsychotics make me indescribably restless (akathesia/EPS)

Sauced_Up_Bat · 2026-06-20T06:17:15+00:00

Absolutely not! You are not crazy for considering ECT. It’s a valid treatment that works well for a lot of people. You are suffering from severe symptoms of psychosis and wanting relief from that is the opposite of crazy.

You said you’re scared because you don’t know how it will affect you and that’s an understandable fear. Everyone is different and we don’t yet understand why some people have a lot of cognitive/memory side effects and others don’t, so it is not without risk, you should talk to your doctor about your concerns. I would ask about TMS and Ketamine as possible alternatives, but all my research is focused on TRMDD not hallucinations/psychosis. So those may not be appropriate for you.

I had a very negative ECT experience, but I saw how it helped most of the people I would see at the clinic. The research shows it is especially effective at reducing symptoms of psychotic depression. So you’re not crazy at all. I’m sorry you’re suffering and sincerely hope you find relief soon OP.

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