Posted by ST on April 2, 2004, at 4:02:59
In reply to Re: ssri's effect on cognitive functioning??? (ST), posted by zefdie on April 1, 2004, at 17:23:18
Oy.
Well, perhaps I've gotten used to my slowness.
I have noticed a decrease in my enthusiasm and drive in my career since getting on meds.(I'm an actor and singer - and I'm writing a solo show. It's so true; it takes forever to gather thoughts or form a sentence...) I am no longer severley depressed, however and am quite thankful. Before, the severe depression would inhibit my making strides, but now it seems the slowness and brain "thickness" does. I simply don't know what to do.
I'm bi polar, and most creative bi polars complain that their mood stabilizer has these thickening, fuxxy effects. They often want to go off their stabilizers, but not necessarily their ADs. I'm at 250 mg of Depakote, my md stblzr. This is an incredibly low dosage. Now when I was on 1000 mg, 1500 mg and even 2000 mg of Depakote I was a blob of pudding. I could barely think or speak or express or even move. So I guess this specific type of mental lethary I experience seems "OK" in comaprison.
..Thanks for the link about Welbutrin.
Sarah
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