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Originally Posted by grandmaof3
20 years ago before I was diagnosed, I got my BS in accounting and had a 4.0. I decided I didn't want to be an accountant and I went to nursing school and got my LPN. I had a 4.0. Last year I went back to school to get my RN and I failed out. I've been on meds for 9 years now. I had a hard time paying attention in class and I would read over assignments several times and still not remember what I read. Is it my meds or the fact that I'm 45 instead of 25 ? I was devastated when I failed with a D and I have never had less than an A. I am thinking of trying again but I'm not sure if I should.
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I'm 29, did great in HS, had a traumatic even happen when I was 18 and barely did 2yrs of community college before dropping out. I was going for RN. Back then I was severely depressed, I had been struggling since I was 15 with depression, self harm & bulimia.
Fast forward to now and I cannot carry an intelligent conversation with anyone. I forget things all day long. I can't pay attention when people talk, it's like I'm lost in my own head/thoughts and I can read something several times and still not know what I read. After therapy sessions, I have a hard time remembering much of what we worked on. I really want to go back to school and finally pursue my lifelong dream of being a nurse but I'm so scared to go, spend money on school when I have no clue what I'm hearing/reading.
I have the same problem on here. I don't respond much because most of the time I don't understand what people are saying. It's like my brain is stuck on stupid. Very frustrating. I went off of Zoloft and buspar when it got worse and am now on 200mg of Lamictal and it's even worse.
I really want to stop meds completely. I hate feeling like such an idiot all the time.