Lol I better not get hate for saying that^^.. My dad called me a schizo..

umm.. You should watch these videos that this guy makes on schizophrenia if you haven't seen them already (because you saw everything i assume) it's quite informative.

What I was wondering was, the big question. Since cognitive impairment is a symptom of schizophrenia, and antipsychotics cause cognitive impairment in people without the illness (like meh), does that mean that antipsychotics makes the cognitive impairment symptoms in someone with schizophrenia ... k im lost.. LESS?? Like giving a stimulant (that makes people without adhd hyper) to someone with adhd, thus relieving their hyperactivity.

I don't know if it's the big tank of overflowing serotonin i have in my brain thats making my ADHD symptoms worse or if it's the low dose of risperidone causing some sort of cognitive impairment (which i don't think is likely right?) because I can't seem to function as well and already can't read to save my life.

Thanks <3

[Sometimes psychotic]

Cognitive impairment is weird. So I couldn't read at all when I was acutely psychotic, I couldn't hold the plot together it made no sense. So I'd say I had cognitive impairment that got better when I started on the meds but I was still less able to read then when totally well. Now that I'm getting off the meds I can read even better so there was some impairment from the meds as I got better. I think it depends on how sick you are whether they are helpful or harmful. Thanks for the video link.

[The_little_didgee]

I have been on antipsychotics on and off for ten years and find my cognitive functioning and motivation improves when I am on them as long as the dose isn't too high.

[faerie_moon_x]

I don't have schizophrenia but I have cognitive problems. I have bipolar. The thing with cognitive issues for me is they come and go in waves. Sometimes I can barely type a scentance or put my thoughts together and hold them in place. Other times I'm totally fine. It's like a tidle wave just washes over me then goes away again.

I struggle with reading, focus, memory, and processing which are all executive cognitive functions and not intellectual cognitive functions (which includes things like your IQ.)

The only AP I've been on is abilify and had a bad reaction to it so in that area I don't know.