Posted by Christ_empowered on October 8, 2011, at 19:33:21
In reply to Treatment Resistant Condition, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on October 8, 2011, at 17:51:34
Some of your meds can cause depression. Clonidine, high-dose antipsychotics. High dose zyprexa certainly won't improve your concentration, not unless the alternative is intense psychosis...then you might not notice the cognitive ill-effects of the medication, since the benefit would be so great.
I think you should cut back on the Zyprexa gradually and see how you feel. Actually, I kind of wonder if a drug-free period (after very slow, gradual, supervised tapering, of course) might not be helpful. Going without meds for a while changed my personality for the better, although I might be an exception to the rule. It also gave me a break from dealing with shrinks, which is always nice.
Good luck.
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