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Originally Posted by tecomsin
It's hard to separate out the deterioration in critical thinking and ability to focus on a task into it's various causal factors. It is probably multifactorial and comes from
a. various psychiatric medications taken at high doses
b. a number of manic episodes where each one leads to further deterioration in the brain
c. increasing and enduring social isolation
d. aging
e. brain fog from chemotherapy
f. long lasting and deep depression and fatigue
I used to be a professional who used my brain to make a living. Now I can barely type these words.
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I think ‘b’ has led to more deterioration than the meds for me. I have soo many episodes. I can actually feel my cognitive skills improving the longer I’m episode free.
Having the 7 week run of stability that I had not long ago was great. My current episode has lasted at least 2wks and I’m starting to have trouble putting together sentences.
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Pookyl
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BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia
Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel.
PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone
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