Posted by pseudoname on July 17, 2006, at 13:27:30
In reply to Re: How old are you? » pseudoname, posted by AMD on July 17, 2006, at 12:53:36
Hi, AMD.
In the last few minutes I was looking for a report I read just a few days ago about how adult brains are a lot more plastic and can recover a lot better from all kinds of problems than they'd ever thought. So, it sounds like you're going through a really rough patch, but I really don't think you've fried your brain beyond recovery.
Teenage brains are another story. Alcohol injures them much more than was ever previously thought. So the fact that you didn't start drinking until relatively late in life is a good sign, too. It also suggests that you're more likely to be successful in controlling your drinking than anyone who started earlier.
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1151963411161&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1112101662670To my ear, your post sounds a LOT more like depression — with some increased anxiety thrown in. It also sounds like you're deprived of good sleep, you're on a still-new med at a new high dose, and you're maybe still a little hung over. Nobody has optimum cognition under those conditions.
You write very well and your typing is like perfect. I really don't think you have to worry about any brain damage.
Good luck, AMD. I hope things calm down soon.
poster:pseudoname
thread:667757
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/subs/20060512/msgs/667772.html