I feel cognitively dimmer and emotionally flatter lately.
I notice this every once in a while. It’s like the disease progresses but then I get used to my new state.
Then there’s another “step down”.
I’m still stable though.
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Mostly it’s 2 steps forward 1 steps backwards for me
Sometimes it seems like vice versa though
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Yea
Through aging I think
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Yeah, I am declining slowly over time. A real life example is that I used to work full-time for like 7 years. It got harder and harder.
Then I went to part-time for 2 years. But that also got harder and harder.
Eventually, I completely stopped working. I still feel like I’m declining, but I don’t have any real “markers” anymore to gauge it.
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I personally don’t feel like I’m getting any worse over time. But, like OcelotKitty said, I don’t really have any way to gauge it since I’m not working or anything.
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Just been looking up walking speed and acceleration of ageing
It’s an indication of all cause mortality (paraphrasing)
Includes cognitive
My walking and fitness have decreased very suddenly
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I feel like if my mum goes soon,
I will die of grief
You know like how old married couples go
I’m just mean by the slowdown
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I sometimes think I have reached a new low, but then I think back on my life, and I realize that I was the same way decades ago.
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It might help to keep a journal that you can check out like a monthly report of self. My main decline is due to ageing. I’m actually getting more sociable so that’s a really good progress report for me and the home.
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As I’ve never had a paid job I can’t use that as a gauge to how I’m doing. I’m not at all good when it comes to manual/practical tasks. There’s no doubt been a decline there from what wasn’t a very high level anyway.
I’ve done no studying in 45 years. From 1975-1996 I had little mental stimulation. My wife had a level of practical intelligence that was way above mine, but wasn’t a book-smart person. The internet is my biggest source for intellectual stimulation. Last March I joined my 1st high IQ FB group to try some tests(have an Aspergian liking for tests , even the playbuzz types). Expected to be thrown out quite quickly , but have now been accepted on several such groups.
This test is quite good -
This is a simple test for Mean Reaction Time (M.R.T.) and Reaction Time Standard Deviation (R.T.S.D., a measure of consistency in reaction speed). Both, R.T.S.D. even more than M.R.T., have a significant (though not high) negative correlation with " g ", or general intelligence.
My hands can be prone to slight jerking, and that affects how I do . This is an effort I did about 45 minutes ago; when my hand (right hand) was behaving itself and I was in great form.
Here are the statistics up till Sept 2020. High IQ people. Many at least 30 years younger than me.
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I notice I get obsessive with thoughts.
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you definitely remain some intellectual abilities as you come across as very intelligent here.
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Not for me. I have the same negative symptoms since switching meds, they never get worse except when I had covid I slept all day.
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I’m getting worse in some areas but improving in other areas also.
It’s a mixed bag.
Also my moods never remain constant
They are fluctuating all the time.
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With me my balance, which has never been good, has got even worse. That, plus chronic lower back pain, if I stand too long/walk too far, isn’t good.
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Ever since switching to Lurasidone and quitting Olanzapine I have been doing much better.
Except for my insomnia problem. Ever since I quit Olanzapine I’ve had relentless insomnia.
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I notice me grinding my teeth.
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Sodium butyrate for cognition. Been using it for two weeks.
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Does anyone here have ‘hallucinations’ EVERYDAY?
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Yes, I have everyday hallucinations like others on the forum.
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