Post by lisssorry dude, but i don't even know was decreased conginitive function
is...but i'll look it up for you and write back. i like learning about
new things. i don't know what it is but i can also check my mom's pych
book. best of luck
....liss...
Actually, liss, this is exactly what you were asking about in your
first post. some thing like I was shoccked to discover that I now have
to actually study in school!
Those words jumped off the page for....a little laughter and a little
tears.....been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
cognative function, or the ability to concentrate and absorb
information quickly with ease can happen for a few reason's I'm aware
of.
First, some medications, especially when tye does is too high, can make
it seem like the mind is moving slower...like swimming in molasses.
You need to be aware of this and bring it up to your doctor when it
happens. In my case it occurred with another symptom...hand tremors
(shaking) to the point that my signiture looked so different that the
bank actually called me because the signiture on my $18 regualr twice a
month check to the pizza dleivery guy looked like it might have been
forged. My manual dexterity was so low that i couldn't get those
little plastic bags in the produce depatrment open and had to ask the
stock boy to do it for me. so yes...side effects happen and it a;mpst
always means the meds need to be adjusted.
Second....in depressive episodes, especially severe ones, it take a
whole lot of motivation to focus on things that would be easy whenyou
aren't depressed. it's possible to lose interest in anything...even
your favorites, and hard to rise to the occasion when you need to be
able to think on your feet.
But the biggest differnce, and one I hate is the loss of the
hypomaoina, where I could do marvelous things, pull of stuff out of the
blue with no difficulty and not much effort at all.
the doctors always thought, always told me that the Wonder Girl was
"jut me when I wasn't depressed....and it sure felt that way to me,
too. I got so much done and felt like I could conquer every obsticle
that stood in my way.....and was famous for doing exactly that som many
times that people thought I was just being lazy when the depressions,
hide my self in the bedroom and hubby and kids knew to hide all pills,
booze and sharp objects. i even had a depression so bad that the
shrink sent someone to my house to see if i had died by my own hand.
those pesky recurring depressions.
So......shock of shock...you now have to study....regularly to pull the
grades that you used to do by just staying awake in class. No, I'm not
laughing at you, I know it well and it's the ultimate drag...seriously.
When you are on mood stablizers you can no longer "wait until you're in
the mood".....that hey, show me the marks and I'l hit them all moods.
The hey....of course i get it and here's 20 pages and the footnotes
mood, the get up, get out call tye cients and tell them what the stock
markets doing and here's the research and here's what it all
means.....in a way they can usnderstand moods..
I miss that. It felt like me. that may be what you're experiencing
now.
good luck and stick around.
Maggie