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Old Dec 03, 2014, 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bipolarized View Post
I am on Lamictal and Risperidone and in a depression. I have noticed substantial memory loss as well as anhedonia.

I am not sure how much the memory loss is due to the medicine and how much is due to bipolar. However, I am wondering if any of you feel minimum cognition loss, if any, and if so what are you taking?

Who feels like their normal smart selves?
Risperidone is a very strong downer and your anhedonia is likely from it. I was on it. Horrible.

Note that depression can produce anhedonia and a temporary decline in cognitive abilities.

I was my normal smart self on Lamictal and now am on Lithium, but Risperidone TO ME (everybody is different) was like poison, in hindsight. Pure poison.
Thanks for this!
Bipolarized