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my mind goes slow, and blank .how about you?

SAMPAGUITA
SAMPAGUITA
i dont know if this is an effect of medications. My medications are the following:

seroquel
risperdal
akineton
abilify

ive been drinking this meds for 5 years. i am being cured for depression and anxiety.

i feel like my mind is slow. I cant easily recall a said topic. its hard for me to narrate.

is there anyone feeling this way???
Janet7
Janet7
This happens to me often, but for me, it may be my age and state in life (I am post-menopausal, and this mind lapse thing is a classic symptom of menopause) - but I am also on Klonopin for anxiety and panic, and my MD says that this medication can cause memory lapses and "slow" thinking at times.

I'm sure you're not alone in having your thought processes slowed-down while taking medication.
SAMPAGUITA
SAMPAGUITA
i couldnt get a job because of it! =( *sob*
Janet7
Janet7
Maybe you can get a re-evaluation of your medications? I know I was on Abilify briefly, and I found it to be very powerful (in a negative way), and I went off of it, because my thought processes felt strange while I was taking it. I don't know anything about the other meds you're on, but it's possible you could be overmedicated, and that's why you're having the slow thinking.

Have you spoken to your doctor about this?
SAMPAGUITA
SAMPAGUITA
no. but im going to the doctor soon.i will tell her about it. thank you.
SAMPAGUITA
SAMPAGUITA
just read about brain fog, it says that anxiolytics and anti psychotics are some of the cause of brain fog