slower. duller. way dumber. the past 4 years on medicine i feel like i lost so much of my iq. and im getting dumber every month on medicine i feel like its brain damaging me permanately
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Do you socialize a bit?
I’ve found that spending time with people is a great way to stay thinking on your feet.
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only online but with my thoughts so slow and empty thats getting harder to do
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I think that’s part of the reason.
Maybe try to spend an hour a week with friends or family and build it from there.
If I would only socialize online. I think my ability to interact with people and think on my feet would slowly disappear.
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idk i been pretty much only interacting online for 13 years. i hardly talk in real life. but i went back on medicine in 2020 and noticed a huge change more and more all the time. im 99% sure the medicine is doing it. especially the last couple months its like it dropped more again
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Which meds are you taking?
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paliperidone and abilify mostly
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Okay. I also take Invega.
I guess everyone responds differently.
I thought you were seeing a psychiatrist again.
Maybe you can discuss it with them.
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yeah i am. ill try to bring it up i guess. i feel overwhelmed at what i need to bring up. do u usually bring up just the most important stuff or everything? i usually just bring up the probs top thing that is bugging me the most and thats it
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I have little to say and when I say things my psychiatrist usually yawns.
I guess that I don’t sell enough drama. 
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switch to lurasidone and amisulpride combination i have benefited from them in managing all symptoms and both improved my cognition alot. also taking atomoxetine help with cognition.i have to say that i am not like normal people even after treatment but i can have the least functionality on these drugs.
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I’m so dumb as well I forget everything. I’m happy when I get an hour into the day without messing something up
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Write down your concerns so that your pdoc can answer all your questions. They actually like when you write down stuff to ask, it shows that you are invested in your own care.
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I literally asked my last psychiatrist what do people even talk about at appointments?
When I was worse off I walked in and problem dumped. As I got better I stopped that and had more positive things to share, etc
The hope is that talking about it is therapeutic and healing. God when I was at my worst I could not find out what it was that was driving me insane so I totally get it
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That sounds ideal. Lol
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