How to cope with cognitive decline?

I am coming to realize that my cognitive state is not really staying stable and I am having memory issues as well as difficulty thinking and processing things.

I have been drinking to cope which isn’t helping. I am taking Viibryd to help with depression which I think works somewhat I just don’t know a way to just accept that things appear to be getting worse for me.

I am at work and am thinking I should probably bring this up to my boss before I have issues because of it. I have been struggling with doing things that aren’t routine and now it looks like things aren’t going to be as routine anymore.

Anyone have any advice on how to cope? I can’t reconcile my past cognitive levels with where they are at now, it just isn’t the same and it’s getting worse I think.

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Keep your mind busy. Push back as hard as you can, every day. Keep learning, keep challenging yourself.

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There is studies about preventing cognitive decline with fish oil omega 3, the higher the DHA the better.

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Both of those responses are appreciated.

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Antidepressants and other serotonin enhancing drugs are know to create memory issues.

My main problem is frontal lobe and executive functioning. I have retardation or something.

I am diagnosed with sza and MCI or mild cognitive impairment due to years of sza. I fight back by studying piano, and Spanish, by reading, meditating, praying, socializing per internet, eating right, exercising and sleeping well.

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I think I have intellectual disability, I cant even manage money as I have a spending problem/addiction. My parents manage my money.

Drinking probably isn’t helping.

It will make you feel better while you have a buzz going, but actually lower your mental state even more afterwards. It’s a vicious circle.

You have some cognitive problems That’s not good, but in no way do you have intellectual disability.

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I cant even manage money. Schizophrenics do manage money.

@firemonkey

My ex-wife can’t manage money to save her life and neither can the government, it’s a separate issue if I had to guess.

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There are more people by far that are bad money managers than there are people with schizophrenia, or other serious mental illnesses.

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What I meant is that I waste my money on illegal stuff and end up borrowing money from my parents to avoid bad things happening to me by criminals. I put all that behind me by giving my money control to my parents. When I was working full time I was more broke than now not working and I even had debts to bad people when I was working…

@firemonkey

I got threatened by criminals for wanting free stuff instead of paying. They know where I Iive. They called me from private numbers.

This is real, not a delusion.

Sorry @brandotron

I thought this was my thread about working memory for some reason.

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