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That is it....Meds are going

Spiral
Spiral

Ok,    I am having issues that are drving me crazy.    I spelled sterling,  stirling.    I spelled stalker,  stocker.    This is happening more and more.   I think I am getting worse,  my focus and consentration is so off and I do not catch these mistakes.   It is making me look like and uneducated idiot.  This was part of the 80 to 90% error thing at work that caused me to no longer have a job.    I will also think in my head I want to write great and I type lock instead or something else.    Then when I proof read,  lock registers in my mind as great,  therefore,  no errors.   Not to mention the words I forget to type like to, in, etc.   I had a blank the other day and could not remember how to spell property.   I had to look it up.   I look up about 20 words a day.


Ok,   I have had it with this.   It has to be the meds I am on that are effecting my mind.    They need to go.   Funny enough I have started to reduce the Effector I take.   Every other day I take 150mg instead of 187.5.   I started yesterday and this stuff is going to be shitty to get off of.    I was itchy,  tired,  felt sick and felt I was talking slowly.    So Effexor is going to go and so is and then the rest of them too.  


I am no longer prepared to trade good mental health for memory and other brain problems.  I am done,   it is more important I have a brain in head that functions.    I will have to figure out how to live without the meds.   I have come off meds before,  so I know who to do it.    I know what my problems were when I did go off.    I believe there will be a brief period of high anxiety,  uncertainly and fear that will leave as I get use to the world without meds. 


I do have to say,   the last 2 times I went off my meds,  I did not do well but I do not think I gave my body and mind enough time to adjust.   I also think that is part of the bigeer picture of lack of self=esteem,  and confidence.    I have found a lot of talk on effexor and that fact that is causing almost the same memory issues with others,   tells me it is right for me to get off this as soon as possible.   I am doing this.


donnawanda
donnawanda
You said you were drinking. I think that is guaranteed to affect cognition.
looney1
looney1
Hey spiral sorry you are struggling. I don't know if you remember my post a few weeks ago about coming off Effexor. Well after the withdrawal which went better than I expected I have noticed one unexpected side effect. I don't drink like I did on that shit. When i do drink it's in moderation and I enjoy it but know when to stop. Effexor helps in a crisis bit i believe it then causes problems that you blame yourself for then up your dose thinking that will help. Evil stuff. I even thought I had Alzheimer's when i was on it too but now I'm ok.
But if you come off make sure you have a plan. Vitamin b complex, valerian, high dose of magnesium at bedtime is what helps me. And stop being so mean to yourself. You are doing the best you can in the circumstances and that's all you can do. Perfection doesn't exist. Best of luck my friend. X
Doo
Doo
I would do nothing with your medications unless you are being supervised by a doctor. They do not have to agree with the change but at least know what you might be dealing with and have some assistance if something goes wrong? The drinking does not help and I hope what Loo says is true and that part stops if you do come off of it.

I needed the medications I was on when I took them. I was suicidal and had severe depression and needed help to get through it. It took time to see what medications were good, not so good and going through some serious hell. I also believe people can be on too many medications or the wrong meds. Is medication the cause of the cognition problems? Maybe. Is our brain function different because of medications? Maybe. Is our brain function different because of damage? Maybe. Everyone is different. I have come down off of A LOT of medications in this past year. I have seen major improvements in some areas and little in others, such as cognition during the day (and that could be because I am a high functioning night person). It does sound like a visit to your doctor is in order.

I think, from my experience you are absolutely right in that whatever you do, give yourself time to adjust to know what is working and what is not. It has taken me about a year and I feel I am finally in a very good place of medication and thought processing. I have also had to accept things just are not the same as they were before I had my meltdown.
Spiral
Spiral
Exactly loony, I feel I have Alzheimers. I remember when I disgusted my concerns over another drug with my Dr. He said all mess have consequences to raking them it is just finding one that works and you cam live with the consequences of taking them. He said for example you are suicidal well it is better to take the med that might ca use kidney issues because at least you are alive. Well I can no longer live with the cognative issues of this drug. So the consequence will be more depression, anxiety and ptsd symptoms but I do know how to cope with that.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I agree with what Doo has written... I wouldn't do anything without discussing it and working with your doctor... You've written that you've done this before and didn't do well... You should be medically supervised...xo
woundedbutterfly10
woundedbutterfly10
I am experiencing similar things. I go back and read something and i see the mistakes and i get a little concerned with what the person reading it thinks. I stopped alot of what i was taking and it helped. Im a veteran. after i got injured in the line of duty. my tbi took me years to come back. the military tried to keep me but i forgot alot of my training and they ultimately called me no longer fit for infantry. so they retired me. with ptsd and disability. that word unfit plays in my head so often that it takes its toll and makes me feel like i felt the day i came upon this group. i offer a gentle hug because that is what i have been given since being on here. Im sorry you lost your job over something like this. i understand. and youre not alone
Dawn76
Dawn76
My father just passed and had PTSD horribly from Vietnam. He was on all kinds of med's and soon turned to drinking. They had the same effects as we weren't sure if he was losing his memory and track of thoughts to med's, drinking or alheimerz, which he didn't have. Please talk to your doctor and explain your concerns. There are many options just don't give up.
arfie
arfie
My stomach woes do not let me drink much and I have not used many meds/drugs, but I have been through many a round of something I could describe like this. I am a spelling bee champ and work grammar rules with relative ease, so that is among the places I first take note of it in the yaddahs of my own blahs. My therapists believed it was tied to my trauma induced amnesia and I believe them. When I process whatever memories I have been trying to repress, the problem goes away on its own.

But there are tons of other things that can cause it. Meds and alcoholic dementia are only 2 of more than I care to know about.

Continued support while you figure out what it is in your case, Spiral.
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