Posted by IsoM on August 23, 2002, at 20:17:16
In reply to Re: Question for pharmrep and dr.dave both » IsoM, posted by johnj on August 23, 2002, at 19:28:35
I'm at the computer fairly frequently, so saw your post right away. When it's hot in summer, I do some work, then come to the computer where there's an overhead fan & cool off for a few minutes, then back to work.
I hope Celexa (or Lexapro) works for you as well as it does for me. I honestly have noticed no side effects from Celexa but then I've always been a very sleepy & yet strangely, a wired sort of person. Maybe the Celexa's made it worse but I can't honestly judge it.
John, I don't remember what your diagnosis is - want to refresh my memory? Have you considered Provigil at all? It really serves to sharpen one's mind when there's cognitive difficulties from depression and/or medications. I joke that I could do so much but my working RAM is small even though my (brain's) HD is huge. That & being able to access what's in my memory somewhere but I can't pull it up when I want to. Provigil has helped somewhat for that but it'll always be my Achilles heel.
My son has never been to Japan but would dearly love to go. He has Asperger which involves dislike of too much social contact. I wonder if the sheer number of people packed into such a small island wouldn't overwhelm him. Not too many places are as beautiful & uncrowded as the gardens of the Imperial palace. It may be a degree of idealization but I wouldn't ruin his dreams for anything. Besides, the reserve that Japanese people must erect in such crowded conditions would be easier for him to take than the 'all-over-you' attitude found in our society here.
So what exam are you studying for? Personally, I'm happy that I don't have the stresses of cramming for exams, trying to remember under pressure. I don't do well with that. Things that I know fairly well will literally vanish when I write exams. It's only when a memory is so deeply engrained that I can call it up no matter what. And even then, not always (like someone's name I've known for many, many years!).
My biology professor would let students take cheat sheets into exams. We were allowed as much as we could hand-write on a standard 8x11 sheet of paper, one side & take that it with us. She said she remembered from her student days, the pressure & blank mind. By being allowed a cheat sheet, students would visibly relax & remember better. She also thought that the effort of writing down what we were less sure of was a great way to instill the info into our memory better. She was a fantastic instructor & we got along great, she was only about 5 years older than me. We were both plant nuts into growing exotic plants.
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