2 years ago It was constant for me to get lost on my way to places I knew. I forgot entire conversations, people's birthdays, I forgot things I learned in class, I missed appointments.

In regards to school, at it's worst, I was only taking 2 courses per semester and they were both in the same building, same floor. I couldn't remember what floor they were both on for the entirety of it and I had to always carry written down directions. There were only four. And inevitably I'd lose my notes and just wander between floors crying and trying to remember.

Ever since I started seroquel and lamictal 2 years ago I had a sharp rise in my ability to remember things, and over the long term this has only gotten better.

I don't have any problems anymore. I constantly feel surprised by what my brain can do.

I just started work this summer, and from the get go, I remember passwords and emails and links and detailed instructions and deliverable dates. No matter how chaotic it is, I know what I'm supposed to do, by order and date/time, included when some massive new thing is dropped on me. Somehow in all of thins I can still keep track of personal stuff: birthdays, appointments, plans. I don't even need to write anything down (still do), it's like all in my head, like some kind of virtual calendar that I can flip through and depend on.

Sorry this has been long, and thank you if you have kept reading. I am wondering what the meds I take are doing to my brain in terms of cognitive improvement.

I heard that lithium restores grey matter loss, but can't find anything like that on Seroquel + Lamictal. Is it just episode prevention that has allowed my brain to heal? Or something more?