I used to be intelligent, but years of fighting this illness coupled with meds have made me feel slow and stupid. Some days it's all I can do to make out a sensible grocery list. I can't work anymore because I take too long to learn new things and forget much of what I learned.

I am also very clumsy, which has only gotten worse with each increase in my Lamictal. I knew this would probably happen, but it can be embarrassing when I stumble over nothing or stagger around if I try to stand up or turn around too quickly. But the meds are not optional, I must take them so I just deal with the side effects and let the chips fall where they may.