Did you find your cognitive function getting worse overtime? Anyway to improve it? How long have you been diagnosed?
My cognitive functions seem to be getting worse for me, I have had schizophrenia for a bit longer than 3 years, was diagnosed 2 years and 11 months ago.
I have stopped taking my lorazepam to see if that helps but it hasn’t helped yet.
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I feel like my memory has worsened. My husband says I’m very forgetful and it’s true. I get brain fog a lot.
No, i’ve had sz symptoms for 30 years, now i’m diagnosed schizotypical disordered, but before that Schizo affective.
My cognitive problems: Lack of orientation, i can’t find my way, bad short time memory. Still got the same problems but it has not worsened.
yes, problem with the memory.
I’ve been on the same ap for 8 years now(diagnosed at 18). I find my cognitive function to be getting worse. I take Lions mane (fruiting body of mushroom). Helps with cogntive focus and memory. Some people on here have suggested sarcosine. I tried some from brainvitaminz but I found it had no effect. I think brainvitaminz isn’t legit because there address is a ups address. I recently ordered sarcosine and NAC from profrontal. They look like they’re a more legit company. We’ll see if their supplements have any effect on my cognition.
Yes, I have awful memory and I can’t understand math anymore – really it is sad because I used to feel smart, I had a life together with friends, I was social, now I’m doing the hermit lifestyle with nobody except for family …
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3 years of schizophrenia, I’m not in the best state nor in the worst.
I have good days and bad days cognitive wise. But overall I’d say I’m getting worse. I think it’s a case of use it or lose it maybe.
I can’t remember if I have memory problems ! LOL
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Are we going to be brain dead when we get older? Can you guys still able to function well on daily stuffs?
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I’m so confused on whether this is a degenerative disorder or not
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I am worry that we going to forget everything at old age. However the study said 1.8 percent for schizophrenic will develop Alzheimer’s while only 0.6 percent for normal people.
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oh 1.8 percent isn’t that bad. I thought it was much worse. I think it could get worse or better, depending on coping skills.
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Did you find it difficult to learn new stuff?
Do you have the name or website name of the study?
No, I just google it and I forgot what I type to bring it up.
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yeah, i think ive lost some cognitive skills. Maybe with skills training I could get better though. Got to remain positive.
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I’ve done a lot of googling on that, some people think it does, other experts say it can’t be proven. I think it’s a case by case basis. Without naming names I know a few people on this forum who have had the disease for two decades or more and still come across more or less sane. Definitely more than I’d expect if I believed every case of schizophrenia was degenerative.
I was diagnosed 5 years ago, I went through 2 years of sheer hell where I lost everything I had and nearly became homeless. Luckily I started to improve just in time to keep my family relationships from disintegrating. I’ve been on the mend for the last 3 years slowly without any big relapses. The negatives are still there, but I think I can learn to do things differently and still get them done in many cases, much as is the case with any newly disabled person.
I was an English major, I wrote a lot of papers and did a lot of editing, nowadays I just edit my posts a lot 
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When I’m mad I can remember a thousand reasons why I’m mad. But ask me what I had for breakfast and I have no idea. Honestly if you can’t remember it’s not worth remembering.
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