Has anyone here done ECT?
I know it’s not meant to be for BPD but I was wondering if anyone has gotten ECT and if it might have helped at all with your BPD? I’m going to be doing it soon for my depression and my ideation stuff so I’m kinda hoping that maybe it will do something for this too. I’m sure it’s wishful thinking but thought I’d ask.
Posted Jan 10, 2018, 4:19 AM UTC
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I have had ECT a number of times and, as I was told repeatedly by the psychiatrists at UCLA, no it does not help with borderline symptoms. At least that was my experience.
All in all I had a rather lacklustre experience with ECT. It is one of those things where it is just so invasive that everybody goes in expecting that the output will be equal to the input. And of course many do have positive results but I was told repeatedly before and after treatment not to expect it to be a game changer, and it wasn't.
Of course do not let one person's experience sour you. Some find that it makes a worthy difference in their depression which acts as a springboard towards adaptive recovery from PD's. Everyone is different and if your doctor recommended it, that is what is most important. I hope it works for you.
Thanks. I figured it was a long shot. But yeah my psych, therapist, and primary are all pushing it. I’m at that “I’ll try one more thing “ point so I’m giving it a shot. Honestly I’m seriously worried he’s not going to let me do it, the doc that I have an interview with Thursday. I don’t know what I’m going to do if he says no. I’m just so done with everything.