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Old Oct 28, 2018, 01:53 AM
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Neurodivergent
 
Member Since: Mar 2012
Location: Western US
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Oh, honey, you're singing my song.

I have all sorts of cognitive issues. My short-term memory is crap---I can tell you the lyrics to a song that came out in 1976 as well as the band and the lead singer, but I can't remember why I went into the kitchen or what I had for lunch two hours ago. I have trouble with word-finding and can't multitask. I can't read for more than a few minutes. I also can't memorize anything, like phone numbers and grocery lists, and I have severe difficulties with learning and retaining new information. The latter is why I can't work anymore and am on disability.

I have been told that I'm not developing dementia (which I feared) and that my memory problems are due to both repeated severe bipolar episodes and the medications used to treat them. Not much I can do about that; I can't go back and not have the episodes or stop taking meds. It's very frustrating.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment

RX:
Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg

Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com
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Thanks for this!
Phoenix_1, Wild Coyote