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04-17-2012, 12:44 PM
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Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
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I am frustrated and planning to stop the meds... May be taper alternate days and then every two days,three days etc...giving 4 weeks for each taper... I have been doing major blunders at job...if i lose this job then i wont have insurance and cant afford medication as well... Any one saw their math/science skills and IQ bounce back? Thanks
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Zoloft 2011-april for severe anxiety CT after 2 weeks Made condition 100x worse with dp/dr and other somatic symptoms. Lamictal May 2011- 4 weeks titrating from 25mg to 50 mg.-CT after sleeping for 17 hrs a day. Pristiq-Since Aug 2011 works perfect-except vivid dreams and zero motivation. want to be med free desperately.depression due to stupidity (cyberchondria) no issues in life. |
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04-17-2012, 01:06 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
absolutely!!!!
u get your perspective back as well.. id venture to say that in withdrawal my iq drops 15-20 points (although i am not a big proponent of iq tests) |
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04-17-2012, 01:31 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
This is such a complicated question. I don't feel as if my IQ or math skills ever went away, they just became harder to access. I could still solve problems as complex as before, it just took longer because of the fatigue and brainfog. It is like the brainfog blocks me from accessing higher level thinking skills.
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Lexapro October 06 - Jul 07 for anxiety c/t no problems Paxil 40mg for Anx. Feb 08 - July 09 Aug 09 - 30mg Nov 09 - 20 mg Dec 09 - 10 mg Feb 10 - 5 mg last dose: Feb 25th Followed by 5 weeks of fatigue then suddenly out of control physiological and mental anxiety. started 10mg paxil on April 11, 2010 on to begin slow taper. Jan 2011 - reached 3.2 mg May 20th, 2011 - DONE! |
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04-17-2012, 01:40 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
Since I started my taper my head has been clearer and I can access my skill set a lot more easily. I was never any good at math so can't tell it that is coming back.
It is not a good idea to skip doses, every other day etc. It will really screw with our brain, causing you to take longer to normalize. Hang tight on the job front.
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AKA Tom 1994 started 20mg Paxil 1999 updosed to 30mg 2005 updosed to 40mg 2010 started not to work very well 09/2011 CTed from 15oz vodka a night 09/2011 dropped to 36mg 06/2012 dropped to 19mg (past halfway point)  08/2012 dropped to 17.1mg 09/2012 dropped to 15.2mg 11/2012 dropped to 13.8mg 12/2012 dropped to 12.4mg 01/2013 dropped to 11.1mg 03/2013 dropped to 10.0mg 
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04-17-2012, 02:09 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
Thanks folks.
Bob,you are absolutely right,it takes forever to solve issues due to brain fog..
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Zoloft 2011-april for severe anxiety CT after 2 weeks Made condition 100x worse with dp/dr and other somatic symptoms. Lamictal May 2011- 4 weeks titrating from 25mg to 50 mg.-CT after sleeping for 17 hrs a day. Pristiq-Since Aug 2011 works perfect-except vivid dreams and zero motivation. want to be med free desperately.depression due to stupidity (cyberchondria) no issues in life. |
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04-17-2012, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
I noticed that I was much more eloquent when I was off Paxil, and that my speech became more difficult after I reinstated. My reasoning skills followed a similar pattern.
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2000 - 2011: 40mg/day  6-2011: 30mg/day   7-2011: 25mg/day  8-2011: 20mg/day  9-2011: 15mg/day  10-2011: 10mg/day   11-2011: 0mg/day  1-2012: (crash) 10mg/day   4-24-12: 9mg/day   6-11-12: 8.1mg/day   7-26-12: 7.5mg/day   9-24-12: 6.8mg/day   11-11-12: 6mg/day  2-14-13: 5mg/day |
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04-17-2012, 02:38 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
I am less eloquent because I have a hard time recalling words and thinking quickly. I have trouble with sentence structuring especially.
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Lexapro October 06 - Jul 07 for anxiety c/t no problems Paxil 40mg for Anx. Feb 08 - July 09 Aug 09 - 30mg Nov 09 - 20 mg Dec 09 - 10 mg Feb 10 - 5 mg last dose: Feb 25th Followed by 5 weeks of fatigue then suddenly out of control physiological and mental anxiety. started 10mg paxil on April 11, 2010 on to begin slow taper. Jan 2011 - reached 3.2 mg May 20th, 2011 - DONE! |
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04-17-2012, 05:04 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
I'm really having problems socially as well, just reall hard to joke around and think quickly, kind of led me to isolate myself.
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May 07-50mg zoloft Jan 30-depression sunk in, reinstatement 100mg feb 17 Apathy really kicking in, found pp April 14-started liquid taper 100-90 May 30-90-80mg July 20-80-70mg September 5-70-60mg October 17-60-55mg November 15-55-50mg February 1-50-45mg March 27-45-43mg Starting brassmonkey slide: April 26-43-42mg |
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04-17-2012, 05:05 PM
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
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2 Timothy 1:7: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2005-2010 Effexor XR 112.5mg-262.5mg for PPD Dec 2010 Poop-out and rapid 3 month wean. Off Effexor March 2011 Hell started 1 month later-tried 3 other meds to deal with w/d nothing worked. . Now tapering from 20mg Paxil (still recovering from Effexor w/d) Oct'11 to Nov '12 20mg-10mg Mar 5/13- 9mg Apr 12/13-8.1mg May 5/13-7.3mg |
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04-17-2012, 06:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Re: Any one saw their math/logical skills and IQ bounce back
Yes. It was brutal for a long time but it definitely improved.
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