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Old Dec 15, 2019, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Wander View Post
After an early morning swim I felt great. Then I had a nap. After that my Mum took me to my place to water my plants.


Things seem to be improving, but I now am slowly coming of Haloperidol due to vision side effects. Also reducing the Lorazepam as I don’t want to be dependent on high doses.


Since early last week my memory has been terrible. I constantly forget where I am in conversations. It’s like all memory of what we were talking about just disappears. So I have to keep asking people to tell me what I’m talking about. My Mum, T, and friend all commented on my poor memory.


Since yesterday I have begun reducing those meds, but only seem to be getting worse. I slur my speech sometimes too. I’m only on low doses of Seroquel. I’m getting worried. Primarily because this could be permanent, an secondly because these meds help me a lot.


I told my nurse but he had no real idea. As it is Saturday night I can’t see a pdoc (mine is on holidays this week.) till at least a Monday. This is not worthy of interrupting the on call doctors week end.


It’s like someone gave me ECT without telling me. My mood is still good, but I am anxious over these things. I’ve been IP for 12 days and thought I would be going home Monday. Now with my neck procedure on Tuesday, and having to taper off of meds that were helping me, I don’t know when I will go home. I don’t even recall what I was going to say next. I’m so lost and confused.


Once our minds get so twisted and overwhelmed we wind up on meds that do help untwist things but our brains also need time to function and honestly slow down, hang in there I’m so interested in that needle procedure and hold high hopes it helps you
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