This is totally different and doesn't answer your question, so i'm sorry, but I actually have the same worries.
I've been doing ECT since last summer and it's a lot. I'm losing my memory, which I didn't care about at first because I felt it was worth the risk of getting better, but I haven't seen any improvement.
Super physically draining, too. I had another session this morning and my body is just totally exhausted and sore. Felt like I was hit by a truck.
Just been holding out on hope that it'll eventually "kick in" maybe.
I'm not sure how ECT works or if there's a delayed response as well. I've heard with TMS some patients feel better a week or two after all the sessions. But I think because of weird symptoms I've been having lately, it's doing something? My psychiatrist also suggested to ask people around me (friends, loved ones, etc) if they've seen any changes or improvements. Sometimes my friends will notice changes in my behavior that I don't think about until they bring it up.
I have a friend who is doing TMS and they say that it isn't making any difference with 2 weeks of treatment left but they are going to stick it out just in case it starts working. The psychiatrist has told them that everyone is different so it may take the whole course to feel better or it may just not work for them. Very disappointing if it doesn't work.
Yeah I'm worried about this outcome as well. I did a round of TMS a year or two after COVID, I was pretty happy with my results for a couple months but my mental health started slipping later on. It could've been the treatment wearing off, but I was also dealing with some traumatic shit at the time.
I hope your friend's health improves, going though any kind of mental health treatment is hard as fuck.
I have a friend who is doing TMS and they say that it isn't making any difference with 2 weeks of treatment left but they are going to stick it out just in case it starts working. The psychiatrist has told them that everyone is different so it may take the whole course to feel better or it may just not work for them. Very disappointing if it doesn't work.
Yeah I'm worried about this outcome as well. I did a round of TMS a year or two after COVID, I was pretty happy with my results for a couple months but my mental health started slipping later on. It could've been the treatment wearing off, but I was also dealing with some traumatic shit at the time.
I hope your friend's health improves, going though any kind of mental health treatment is hard as fuck.