Anything that helps cognition?

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Are some APs better for cognition than others?
I tried Latuda, Risperidone, Abilify and Zyprexa with Seroquel. I think Latuda was best out of those for cognition as I was able to work an office job almost full time on it for the year I was on it. But I had to stop it as I had some positive symptoms, nightmares, anger issues, bad akathisia, nausea and insomnia.

I know stimulants improve cognition as I tried a dopamine boosting supplement but it worsened my positive symptoms and made me more angry. Any other supplements for cognition? One pdoc wanted me to try Modafinil. Wellbutrin helped but made a mean commentatory voice insulting others appear.

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Btw Caffeine helps a bit but I am already on max safe dose, 400mg/day.

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Anyone tried Strattera or Modafinil?

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I thing omega fatty acid is good for memory, thats what I heard from here,
I have tried modafinil gave me severe headache

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I already take omega 3 fish oil. Did you stop Modafinil right away or did you feel its effects?

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I try to read books…seems to be improving every year.

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Was very sleepy all day, so doc wrote it, after 2 to 3 weeks started to get head ache and sleep went away,
I was prescribed Modalert 100 and doc stopped it.

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When I talk with people especially for more than 30min my mind becomes blank and I forget what I wanted to say. Then my thoughts stop and my mind stays blank. I end up leaving as I have no thoughts to say. Sometimes people tell me I repeat myself often. I forget what I said like 20min earlier. Its annoying.

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I can’t read books I don’t have patience and concentration.

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It happened to me too, but these days not much though.

King mackerel head is my favorite fish, its head got lots of heathy fats.

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Practicing hard mental tasks daiily is what helped me most with recovering my cognition. Exercise and diet also really help. Sarcosine helps enough that I notice it when it’s missing. The older style APs mess with my cognition, but I have few issues with the newer ones affecting it other than sedation.

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I take super concentrate fish oil pills, 300mg DHA 600mg EPA. More than that my nose start bleeding.

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My diet is fine. Exercise is a good one it increases blood circulation but I can’t exercise due to sz negative symptoms.

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No, you won’t exercise because you use them as an excuse.

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Not really, when I took a dopamine supplement I exercised for 2hrs non stop.

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I am not the only one here who can’t exercise due to sz negative symptoms.

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Oh thats a bummer :confused: I rarelly take omega cod liver oil, as i have fish offen, most of the time different ones.

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Modafinil should improve cognition.

Too bad it didn’t work for me. I only surfed the web mindlessly and masturbated like there was no tomorrow when I was on it.

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You mean it increased your sex drive? I don’t want that.

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Not only that, I consumed porn for hours straight. Whole days could go by because I was trying to find some good porn. It became freakier and freakier.

Modafinil increases norepinephrine which increases sex drive.

When I wasn’t masturbating and watching porn I was googling sh-it, for hours straight. This was when I was in school. I needed to study but modafinil ruined my studies.

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