[H8crilA]

I do wonder how many more people would be open to ECT if instead of using the electrical pulse we would give people some drug that causes a brief seizure. Right after the anesthesia, of course, just like now - but there's no electricity involved. I don't even know if such a safe drug exists.

[roryirvine]

There's a sad history of exactly that - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentylenetetrazol

Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_shock_therapy which used hypoglycaemic shocks rather than seizures.