Posted by SLS on January 28, 2012, at 6:18:44
In reply to Re: Do these symptoms/reactions sound familiar? » phidippus, posted by g_g_g_unit on January 28, 2012, at 5:41:43
> Yes, there can be little doubt that OCD is affecting all of the aforementioned areas, but that still doesn't explain why my cognitive problems are proving so difficult to resolve, which was the point of my post.
What do you experience that indicates to doctors that you have OCD?
If you have not done so already, you might want to compare and contrast OCD to ruminating in depressive disorder. Ruminating can even occur in the absence of depression.
Is there any chance that your medication is producing cognitive impairments? Lamictal at dosages above 200 mg kicked my butt.
Speaking only for myself, my cognitive impairments are so profound that they can be considered a form of dementia (non-Alzheimers). These impairments dissipate when my depression improves. As one ages with major depressive disorder, cognitive effects can become more prominent than depressed mood such that the term "pseudodementia" was coined to describe the common mistake made of misdiagnosing MDD as being Alzheimers Dementia.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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