Posted by Noa on September 7, 1999, at 19:17:26
In reply to All this and Art, too, posted by Bob (not Dr.) on September 7, 1999, at 9:57:08
I have never had an IQ test, but I have been wishing I had so I could measure if there is any cognitive impairment as a result of depression and/or meds over time. Oh well. Too late now. One cognitive limitation I experience on effexor, as the dose gets higher, is word retrieval problems. I'll be in mid-sentence and suddenly the word that was about to make its entrance is gone, poof. And I know it is a word I have use zillions of times before, and I can almost get it, but it is lost. AARRGGHH!!!!! Frustration exemplified. At work it makes me feel STUPID and I get flustered by it and then lose my train of thought. I am trying to teach myself to LET GO and approximate my semantic intention, so I don't get all flustered and lost in the middle of talking.
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