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Bertha discusses her fried brain, some nutcase all-stars check in
« on: July 26, 2015, 10:09:14 PM »
There is a lot of material to work with here.  Several of the nutcase all-stars decided to make an appearance, too.  I'll just row over this campfire and let you guys have at it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11515868

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 12:31 PM
Bertha Venation (21,335 posts)

I think my meds have fried my brain. Your experience?

I can't sustain a thought for more than a couple of seconds, can't concentrate on anything. My short-term memory is crap. Just crap. And just now I'm doing my budget and I have to go over every number several times to try to convince myself that it's right, and I'm still not convinced. And I'm using a spreadsheet.

I have taken four psych drugs for about six years.* They work fantastically well. There's been one slight change in all that time that didn't throw me off balance. We've made four other attempts through the years that proved disastrous. Although my psychiatrist and I talk about it on every visit, and she wants very badly to get me off of at least one of these, I don't see a future in getting off any of them.

I can't help but think it is the meds that have fried my brain. Of course I could be wrong - but how to tell? I'm all beshit and forty miles from water.

What's been your experience with meds/brain function?

* I've taken meds for depression for about 30 years

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 12:54 PM
Star Member elleng (57,614 posts)
1. Sorry, BV, don't think I can help;

have 'old age' to blame.

Took anti-depressants for 6+ years, which ended about 6 years ago. Things pretty much OK, never much at math, but ability to figure out paths to answers has diminished in past few years.

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 01:26 PM
Star Member mopinko (44,400 posts)
2. well, you could get tested

probably a good idea, anyway. neuropsyche testing, they tell me, is best when comparing you to you, instead of comparing you to stats.

take the psyche part w a grain of salt, tho. make sure they are using a new instrument that comports w the latest dsm. there has been substantial change on issues of physical pain.

my testing put my mind at ease somewhat. i still feel like i am getting serious senioritis, but at least i am still well above average.

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 03:07 PM
Star Member steve2470 (27,325 posts)
3. you might be "overmedicated"

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I'd have a frank talk with your doc about it, and neuropsych testing, as mopinko said, is always an option. I have NO idea if you are overmedicated, just a wild ass guess.

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 04:04 PM
Star Member Tobin S. (7,806 posts)
4. My meds haven't had that effect on me.

I've been taking the same stuff for 12 years. Three years ago, I returned to college to finish my degree. I graduated with a 3.952 GPA.

I'm not saying that your meds aren't the problem. They might well be. That's just not been my experience. Everything about my brain works better thanks to medication.

AHHHaaahh!  How's that bankruptcy treating you, bud?

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 09:54 PM
Star Member postatomic (876 posts)
5. Yup. Burnt Toast

It would be easier to tell you what I haven't taken than what I have. There are moments when the very few people that know I've changed meds in the past will tell me how much better I'm doing and I........... don't feel any different. Frustrating. My psych doc has flat out told me that there isn't anything better that I can take. Just different; same results.

I'm fairly confident that my brain function has changed greatly. I have hobbies that include many very complex tasks and when I can't remember something that should be like 'riding a bike' disappears from my thought process it's ....... depressing.

We're all different. Some do fantastic. Others not so much. I hope that you feel better soon. It's a very uncomfortable feeling to think your brain is being cooked. I've come to accept the fact that I'm going to have my brain scrambled a bit until they toss my ashes where ever the **** they want.

 

The best thing I ever did was to start using Marijuana daily. It was recommended by my old psych doc. I'm not saying you should try this. Ask you drug pusher doc about it. Some don't react well to it but my creative process is enhanced. Or, I think it's enhanced.


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Re: Bertha discusses her fried brain, some nutcase all-stars check in
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 10:39:13 PM »

     It ain't a loco thread until Loconuts weighs in, but that thread is nevertheless the DUmmy All-Star team of nutbaggery. I cannot imagine posting my personal business on the net like that. 

   
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Re: Bertha discusses her fried brain, some nutcase all-stars check in
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2015, 04:25:36 AM »
Why does Pink Floyd's classic "Comfortably Numb" play when I read that? :whistling:
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Re: Bertha discusses her fried brain, some nutcase all-stars check in
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2015, 09:09:46 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on July 27, 2015, 04:25:36 AM
Why does Pink Floyd's classic "Comfortably Numb" play when I read that? :whistling:
Hmmm...for me it is Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAI2QOBMlTA[/youtube]
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Re: Bertha discusses her fried brain, some nutcase all-stars check in
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2015, 05:14:11 PM »
Quote from: FiddyBeowulf on July 27, 2015, 09:09:46 AM
Hmmm...for me it is Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAI2QOBMlTA[/youtube]
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