Posted by Elle2021 on January 13, 2004, at 5:34:54
In reply to Spelling memory problems from meds? , posted by psychlover on January 11, 2004, at 13:02:47
> I have always had an unusually sharp memory and an exceptional ability to spell words.
Me too, and I'm experiencing the same thing you are describing. It's sorta frightening huh. I told my pdoc about it and he said he thought it was neurological. Which really scared me, so I dismissed that theory. I'm also on Klonopin, so maybe there is some correlation there. But I have noticed a marked change in my ability to word sentences and properly communicate thoughts. I didn't have any problem with it prior to taking meds (particularly Paxil and Lithium). Another thing that bothers me is (I'm still in college) one of my professors always asks me to read aloud. I never used to have trouble with it, but now I find myself reading very stacatto-like. Sometimes my eyes can't focus
in on one line and they drop to a line below the one I'm supposed to be reading. It's quite embarrassing really. I know my doctor did say something about the Lithium causing vision troubles, but he never did say whether they can be corrected after discontinuing the drug, which I have.
Elle
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