Posted by utopizen on February 18, 2004, at 16:21:49
In reply to Benzos and IQ etc., posted by Viridis on February 18, 2004, at 0:58:43
> I've seen no evidence that benzos decrease IQ or critical thinking at therapeutic doses, and I certainly perform better while on them. My IQ test scores are about the same as (or higher than) they were pre-benzo, even when I was doing quite well. I don't buy this at all, and in any case, anxiety/depression certainly decreases cognitive ability.
Well, your last line was the point I was making.
You can't actually "feel" IQ, nor can IQ be tested so consistently you can determine precisely what drug is affecting or not affecting it. On any given day, given a battery of IQ tests, all without drugs, or disorders, your IQ will vary. This is according to my neuropsychological evaluating doc who gave me my psych eval for ADD. It was 8 hours. How many times do you take your IQ? I booked that 5 months in advance, and it cost $2000.
Also, you're not suppose to take meds the day of testing... maybe AD's, perhaps... if it's stabalized. But certainly, why would you take a benzo the day of the test?
Anyway, it's clinically established benzos decrease your IQ. Klonopin is less signifigant, I can't "feel" impaired thinking on it, if anything, I'm smarter in my net gains for my IQ not being affecting by my anxiety. But Xanax definitely let me "feel" stupider.
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