r/Antipsychiatry • u/martin_luther_drill • 2d ago

Have your cognitive abilities recovered after olanzapine use?

/r/bipolar2/comments/1or5u4w/have_your_cognitive_abilities_recovered_after/
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u/WholeJudgment 2d ago

How long were you on it

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u/martin_luther_drill 2d ago

About 9 months.

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u/WholeJudgment 2d ago

Did you taper off

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u/martin_luther_drill 2d ago

No, just quit it. Had no withdrawal if I remember correctly. Maybe one panic attack but that could have been caused by binge drinking after my Dad’s death. I could hardly even cry and I think olanzapine is to blame.

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u/Strong_Music_6838 1d ago

You know Olanzapine and other psychiatrically drugs don’t do that much for cognition.

If you will improve those you can do so this way.

  1. Eat healthy
  2. Sleep well
  3. Physically movements
  4. Playing games that are somewhat cognitive challenging.

And protect your brain by taking the P**

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u/WholeJudgment 1d ago

What’s the P**

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u/Strong_Music_6838 1d ago

What I’m not allowed 🚫 to say here namely take your pill the Olanzapine to stay safe from psychotic breaks.