I have wanted to return to school to further my degree but have found that I have no ability to focus on, absorb or retain any thing I try to study. I was a 4.0 GPA before meds and now I cant remember a sentence right after Ive read it. I feel as though I am getting dumber by the minute, and being left behind. I have read on this site where people with bipolar are going to school while on medication. I tried several months ago to come off of my medication because my desire to learn is so strong, but that was a disaster. How do you learn when the meds you are taking are frying your brain?