Posted by Kelle on April 26, 2004, at 18:55:22
In reply to Re: ssri's effect on cognitive functioning??? » Mike Lynch, posted by francesco on April 2, 2004, at 14:00:03
I've been on Zoloft for almost 3 months now. I am experiencing what I think is pretty troubling cognitive impairment. I have a high-stress job at a PR agency and find myself unable to concentrate. My short-term memory is completely shot, I will get up to do something and completely forget what it was a second later. Or, I'll start to say something and then...pooof...it's just gone! I don't seem to be able to put together complex thoughts...or I start to but can't finish any idea to the end. My thoughts are scattered. And, sometimes thoughts just pop into my head for no apparent reason. I'll have a completely random memory just "pop in" - it's really bizarre and kind of scary. It's also embarassing - I have been talking to colleagues and clients and all of a sudden don't know what I was going to say next. I almost feel retarded sometimes. What's so bizarre is that I have always been the complete opposite - I generally have a memory like a "steel trap" and everyone I know has told me that I should have been a lawyer (not necessarily a good thing ;> ) because of my reasoning, analytical, argument skills. BUT this is all gone now!! I feel like a complete idiot. Also, early this morning, I woke up after having really bizarre nightmares and dreams and it seemed I was having some type of lingering hallucination. When I opened my eyes, I saw an image of small balls spinning. I kept blinking my eyes and after a few minutes, it did pass. But, that totally freaked me out. Something like that has NEVER EVER happened to me. I'm relating it to the Zoloft and I think I'll be calling my dr. to start getting off of this stuff.
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