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I swear my iq dropped 15-25 points but after a break from meds its like it repaired....my T said that I'd have to have structural damage to have a drop like that but I think the meds inhibit some sort of post psychosis repair process. All I know is the meds aren't decreasing my iq this time only making me slower. It may have also just been time and not the meds but who knows....all I know is I'm perfectly fine now.
I never thought of meds being involved. Maybe that just shows how low my IQ is lol

I'm definitely slower, not as sharp and find it hard to recall information that I've tried to remember. Then again I am on two AP's so that would probably play a bigger factor than possible brain damage from a psychotic break. I never tested my IQ before all of this so I have nothing to compare it too.

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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:29 AM
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i remember testing my IQ at 111 and then after my first major psychosis i tested at 100. and then idk what it is now.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:34 AM
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i had to goto the post office this morning with my dad and there had been rats and in my car the past few months and when we got out of the car at the post office my dad said there was one in the car so i got out and looked and saw nothing and when we were driving home it ran past my feet. and then a few min later it ran to over to the drivers side to my dads feet.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:36 AM
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I can't remember what my IQ is but it got tested when I was inpatient one time, they did all kinds of testing that lasted about 2 hours each day for 2 days in a row and it gave them an idea of a diagnosis, this was before I started having Bipolar/sza symptoms though.



I'm starting to wonder what my meds are doing, am I feeling better because of them or am I just doing better and they're not making a difference one way or another? It's hard to tell, I could stop them and I guess test to see how I do but it's probably a stupid idea to try and fix something that isn't broke, and I don't want to end up back in a hospital.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:42 AM
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I'm starting to wonder what my meds are doing, am I feeling better because of them or am I just doing better and they're not making a difference one way or another? It's hard to tell, I could top them and I guess test to see how I do but it's probably a stupid idea to try and fix something that isn't broke, and I don't want to end up back in a hospital.
I'm wondering the same...right now I'm not messing with them though.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:43 AM
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i had to goto the post office this morning with my dad and there had been rats and in my car the past few months and when we got out of the car at the post office my dad said there was one in the car so i got out and looked and saw nothing and when we were driving home it ran past my feet. and then a few min later it ran to over to the drivers side to my dads feet.
That'd freak me out big time. Did it bother you much?

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I'm starting to wonder what my meds are doing, am I feeling better because of them or am I just doing better and they're not making a difference one way or another? It's hard to tell, I could top them and I guess test to see how I do but it's probably a stupid idea to try and fix something that isn't broke, and I don't want to end up back in a hospital.
I feel like this at the moment too. I'm not sure if it's me getting better or the meds helping me get better. It's really hard to tell and I don't think the doctors know themselves!
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:44 AM
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i had to take the Rorschach test and the T.A.T. test when i was 16. oh and the MMPI. it was dumb.

im feeling tired today. gonna go see T at one (and get mr moosolini sewed up!) then going to sushi tonight w/ friends.

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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:48 AM
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I just had soemthing called an icebreakers duo....it's raspberry and mint.....tastes pretty nice it's going to be my new goto taste for my mobile self care package.
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I'm feeling so fiesty today. I hijacked the radio. First I put on Madame butterfly, which came as a shock from the normal pop channel. Then switched it to a rock cd. I'm feeling quite done with here.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:50 AM
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I'm feeling so fiesty today. I hijacked the radio. First I put on Madame butterfly, which came as a shock from the normal pop channel. Then switched it to a rock cd. I'm feeling quite done with here.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:55 AM
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let me clarify i did an online iq test. was not official
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 10:57 AM
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yes i screamed "oh s**t!" and then when it went over to my dad side we were pulling into my driveway and my dad quickly parked and jumped out
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yes i screamed "oh s**t!" and then when it went over to my dad side we were pulling into my driveway and my dad quickly parked and jumped out
Haha I'd say that, I absolutely lose the plot when a bee gets in the car never mind a rat! If I were you I'd give the car a good vacuum and clean with some anti bacterial spray/wipes. They are filthy creatures!
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 11:13 AM
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let me clarify i did an online iq test. was not official
As did I....however my original test was Stanford Binet purchased from the book store....I've never been officially tested...
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 11:14 AM
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Just ate an entire packet of these Roll Call 48

It's safe to say my diet isn't going well... but how can it when it's Easter chocolate time!
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 11:14 AM
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Haha I'd say that, I absolutely lose the plot when a bee gets in the car never mind a rat! If I were you I'd give the car a good vacuum and clean with some anti bacterial spray/wipes. They are filthy creatures!

yea i do. yea theres been wasps in theres on summer days. spiders when im driving on the highway. i remember my sister and i having a good time in the car and then we got to our destination and she was so freaked out she saw this huge orange spider had been sitting on the underside of her seatbelt strap the whole car ride. right next to her neck. lol. stuff like all this with the spiders and wasps and rats never happened when i lives in the city. only when ive lived in the country. the rats and mice seem to come into the car in the winter for a warm place to stay in the winter. and the rule of thumb is to not have your windows down during the summer and spring so bugs dont get in.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 11:17 AM
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yea i do. yea theres been wasps in theres on summer days. spiders when im driving on the highway. i remember my sister and i having a good time in the car and then we got to our destination and she was so freaked out she saw this huge orange spider had been sitting on the underside of her seatbelt strap the whole car ride. right next to her neck. lol. stuff like all this with the spiders and wasps and rats never happened when i lives in the city. only when ive lived in the country. the rats and mice seem to come into the car in the winter for a warm place to stay in the winter. and the rule of thumb is to not have your windows down during the summer and spring so bugs dont get in.
Haha that's crazy! This is one of the many reasons why I cant drive a car, I'd be too dangerous swerving all over the road trying to get rid of a spider or a bee or God help me... a rat! I'll stick with bugs exploding on impact on the visor of my helmet when I'm driving my bike! It is actually pretty rotten seeing it so close to your face!
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It's here now! 😄
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 11:23 AM
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I almost had an accident once with a spider in the car. I hate that!!!!
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 11:26 AM
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I once pulled a blanket around me and after walking around a bit saw a spider on my shoulder....I just dropped the blanket and freaked out.....it took a while to feel safe with blankets after that....
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I once had a spider fall directly down my shirt. If that isn't psychosis inducing I don't know what is.
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I have to say my bike is pretty bada**. It's been in the shop for nearly a month while I pay off the work that's been done on it. I'll be getting in back in two weeks just in time for spring! Here's the same bike that I have! It's my baby! Roll Call 48
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I am definitely not as quick as I was. My memory is ****, I don't remember most of the last 3 years.
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Old Feb 21, 2015, 12:04 PM
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I have to say my bike is pretty bada**. It's been in the shop for nearly a month while I pay off the work that's been done on it. I'll be getting in back in two weeks just in time for spring! Here's the same bike that I have! It's my baby! Roll Call 48
That is so gorgeous.....I have this thing for motorcycles but also this equally strong desire not to die.
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That is so gorgeous.....I have this thing for motorcycles but also this equally strong desire not to die.
Haha thank you. Yes I've always had a thing for motorbikes and a desire not to die but it's a really cheap way of getting around, much cheaper than a car which I could definitely not afford on my own. I live a ten minute drive from the nearest town, no buses and I can't depend on my parents so it's essential for me to have it. I'm pretty careful too, and it's not very fast. Though I think car drivers are the cause of most accidents on motorcycles. I've been cut off so many times and even had a car going 30mph to 80mph when I was by their side overtaking. I had to pull back behind the car and then they slowed right back down to 30mph, this happened a handful of times. Car drivers tend to bully bikes off the road I think. Well here they do anyway.
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