Have you ever had cognitive issues?
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Yes when off meds
How bad were your cogs? Did you ever have processing problem’s and being able to visualize things in your head? I try to think something but it feels my thoughts just dissappear qnd i cant finish them.
I find it fascinating that you over came this as i cant find success stories for alogia or thought disorder. You seem to articulate yourself well and you must have inner monologue
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Wow so meds work for cogs? Everywhere i read they only work for positives
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Positives worsen cognition
Would you say it helps with being able to think things through without your thoughts dissappearing
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How do they make cognition worse
Crazy and word salad brain damage bad memory, you never seen someone psychotic? Go read the studies
Is it brain damage?
If it gets better with aps how is it brain damage
Long term psychosis damages the brain, the meds help but not 100%
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I think fine. I do get distracted when I get delusions.
Im unsure if im in psychosis atm. Im seeing flashes of bright things ive seen when i blink. Im only hearing internal voices on the verge of falling asleep. I struggle to get my words out like im slurring and i cant process any information. I have a constant headache or brain pressure. Does this sound like psycosis? I dont have any delusions or paranoia i dont think
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Have you ever had thinking problems or cognitive problem’s
No but you need to ask your dr
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No. Attention problems when I see codes in things like books. Delusions.
Meds worsen cognition for most.
Bad and yes. I just wanted to die.
It came back after a while with trying and over to push myself.
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Have you been screened for depression?
Sometimes if the meds take care of the positives and some negatives and if there’s depression it can also can get in the way of things. I have been on the antidepressant for 30 years
My depression was lack of interest in my usual interest. No pleasure in things. Kind of like negatives. Suicidal ideation. Hopelessness. Constant chronic thoughts of death
Same. I’ve had many concussions. My memory has been not the best and i’m only 28. I could get dementia as early as my 50 or 60’s. I hope not.
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You should have seen me off meds and psychotic. It was similar to dementia and word salad. Meds saved my cognition. But if you can go off meds without being psychotic its even better. Meds did not worsen my cognition but for sure they worsened my negative symptoms. On Abilify I did 3years of full time university and got my degree. Now I can still read molecular biology books and understand them well. Its the negative symptoms that bother me. I have always had lack of emotions even before sz.
My pdoc told me my cognition is good and was not affected by meds or sz, he said my cognition is much better than his other patients
I’m classified as being severely mentally impaired. I enjoy reading Celine amongst other literature and my favourite poem is called Sleeper in the Valley and was written by Arthur Rimbaud.