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I sort of have mixed feelings about the process that said I can not imagine how it must be for him, the caregivers, the family to witness these outbursts. Not to mention the possibility of injury to him and or bystanders.
I think at this point you have nothing to loose by trying the treatment.
If all other therapies have been tried and have failed this might be your last best option.
I hope it goes well. Please keep us posted
And I am sorry about your mom...
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What is being treated here is not the dementia itself, but the symptoms of acting out with violence. If this is a recommended treatment then I would go with the recommendation in the hope it alleviates the syptoms. It seems to me preferable to being drugged into oblivion for the duration. Wishing you good luck going forward. Hope that you will update us; your experience could be invaluable to others.
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I also vote to try ECT. You have very little to lose by trying it: neither you, your poor wildly acting-out step-dad, the MC facility nor its residents and staff can continue on like this. Something’s got to give. I have heard my family members (a physician and an R.N. registered nurse) speak highly of some surprisingly good results from ECT. It has come a long way over the years, as has your step-dad. Try it, we’ll be pulling for you all.
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I can’t imagine how difficult this must be for all involved. No experience here, only will say my daughter has observed ECT frequently used at the hospital where she works and has seen very good results. I wish you the best
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I just did a brief search on Google for "ECT treatment in elderly" and saw at least 10 papers from peer-reviwed journals stating strongly that this is an EXCELLENT treatment option, often much more effective than meds! I was quite surprised.

My only experience with ECT is with a good friend whose mild and well controlled depression suddenly spiraled out of control when she was in her early 60s. She was hospitalized and after several meds were trialed and failed, they started her on ECT. Great results! She is still gainfully employed and doing well.

I'd go for it!
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This whole story is sad! Ask doctor what is the worst that could happen from ECT and plan around that.
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