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Steel Maiden · 19-08-2014, 06:53 AM

Thank you both.

My logic has returned. My mood is levelling.

Gabapentin can cause low mood and anxiety (surprising as it is sometimes used off-label of anxiety!), so that could have been a factor in that emotional distress.

I will keep reminding myself of what you said about intelligence not just disappearing (except in the case of traumatic brain injury or stroke, but I have neither).

I see things in black and white all too often. Grey areas are so ambiguous that they disorient me.

I will keep exercising my brain so as to retain acuity.

I have a block on biochemistry and immunology but I've been training my concentration which has helped a bit.

Yes definitely, without meds I (and many others on meds for mental health) wouldn't be able to do anything useful.

Dean of Student Welfare......I have this image of a snobbish woman who only cares about statistics and is very patronising.....lol.

As for my psych, I'm seeing her this morning. Will update with the outcome. She's generally a good doctor but she can underestimate the problem at times.

Thanks all.

19-08-2014, 06:53 AM	#9
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	Thank you both. My logic has returned. My mood is levelling. Gabapentin can cause low mood and anxiety (surprising as it is sometimes used off-label of anxiety!), so that could have been a factor in that emotional distress. I will keep reminding myself of what you said about intelligence not just disappearing (except in the case of traumatic brain injury or stroke, but I have neither). I see things in black and white all too often. Grey areas are so ambiguous that they disorient me. I will keep exercising my brain so as to retain acuity. I have a block on biochemistry and immunology but I've been training my concentration which has helped a bit. Yes definitely, without meds I (and many others on meds for mental health) wouldn't be able to do anything useful. Dean of Student Welfare......I have this image of a snobbish woman who only cares about statistics and is very patronising.....lol. As for my psych, I'm seeing her this morning. Will update with the outcome. She's generally a good doctor but she can underestimate the problem at times. Thanks all.
	PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10 or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student. I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out. I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included. Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.