BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    ECT MACHINE

    MDR report key: 24672977 · Received March 24, 2026

    Report

    Report Number
    MW5185631
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    March 24, 2026
    Report Date
    March 20, 2026
    Manufacturer
    UNKNOWN
    Product Code
    GXC
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Voluntary report
    Reporter Occupation
    PATIENT
    Health Professional
    *

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    AFTER HAVING ECT (ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY) AND TOLD MY MEMORIES WOULD RETURN DID NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE PERMANENT MEMORIES GONE FOREVER, I'M NO LONGER GOOD AT MATH LIKE I USED TO BE. MY PERSONALITY IS PERMANENTLY CHANGED INTO SOMEONE I WAS NOT BEFORE ECT. I AM NO LONGER OUTGOING. I AM AFRAID OF THINGS THAT I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE ECT. I AM DISABLED AND NOW I FEEL OVERWHELMED ALL THE TIME. I DON'T LIKE INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE LIKE I USED TO. MANY MEMORIES I DO HAVE ARE INCORRECT. ECT LITERALLY CHANGED ME INTO SOMEONE I HATE AND I CAN'T HANDLE LARGE GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE LIKE I USED TO HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH. I DON'T EVEN LIKE BEING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME. I AM TIRED AND DEVASTATED AND WISH I WAS DEAD. THIS IS ALL A RESULT OF ECT. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT I AM NOT THE SAME SINCE HAVING ECT. I CAN'T GET MY LONG-TERM MEMORIES BACK, I AM EXTREMELY RECLUSIVE, AND I AM JUST HOPING TO DIE. ECT IS A TERRIBLE TREATMENT AND NO ONE SHOULD BE TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT AFFECT LONG-TERM MEMORIES, ABILITIES, FRIENDSHIPS, LIFESTYLE, ETC. I WAS 18 YEARS OLD WHEN I RECEIVED ECT THE FIRST TIME. IT DOES PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN! I AM 60 NOW AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP A JOB FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    738438 ECT MACHINE DEVICE, ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY GXC UNKNOWN

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown