Posted by yxibow on July 22, 2008, at 20:39:45
In reply to Re: Somatoform condition » Marty, posted by yxibow on July 22, 2008, at 20:13:42
> How's your memory and executive functions ? For about 2 weeks, Tianeptine eliminated the fog and memory problems .. I had forgot what it was like to be at this level (IQ between 145 and 160 depending on the test) and I realized how much more pleasurable my life was when I could play with my intellect... now that I'm back into the fog it makes me sad and I find the whole thing cruel, but I was please to know that my brain wasn't broken by the disorder and all the meds that I took and so there's hope that I get my brain back again in the future.
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> Unfortunately tianeptine is a European medication, I don't know where you live. Like all medications, taking a pill won't necessarily make you smarter or reduce the fog or cure all panaceas.
My memory forgot to talk about my memory :) No, but seriously -- Valium had its place in the past -- it actually can alleviate psychoses as much as antipsychotics, in some cases.But now, yes, I am suffering from short term memory problems and I am dialing back on the Valium. Its a double edged sword at least -- because even though I dont feel at GABA any more the "zing" from drugs that affect it, it still does something for me, because when I come down on it, more confusion occurs.
Hopefully this will be a passing trend in the months that psychotropic drugs lag -- people tend to think that an agent will just enter quickly and exit, but the timeline is much more complicated.
I don't know how low I will be able to go -- the original idea was to go as low as possible so I could take Clozaril. That hasn't happened, and I want to maintain my day to day functionality, so I still take Seroquel.
I am taking a trial of Namenda (memantine) -- I still don't really know whether Valium reduction or memantine is doing anthing for me. I know that memantine isn't doing too much bad for me so far, mainly nausea at dose intervals which dissapear.
My doctor doesn't really like to do multiple things at the same time, and I can understand that -- as noted above, we can't really appreciate what is doing what in this situation but I do have to continue both things.
Taking 9 medications (1 not psychiatric) and trying eventually to consolidate things can be a burden itself, pharmacies, remembering with a memory fog to keep things together, stocking pill trays --- sigh --- but whether I don't have hope, my doctor(s) still do have hope for the future in me if I can just stay focused.
That's an important thing I think for anybody caught in a complex disorder is to stay focused on the main game in life, and for me, I tend to retreat into the "cocoon" when things get to me, and I have to fight that.
So long story short, I think that sort of explains where things lie in that area.
-- tidings
Jay
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