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My psych meds have significantly impacted my ability to remember things especially with any type of school memoriZation.
Im really struggling in sociology to prepare for a test!! __________________ Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features or schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety OCD celexa, prazosin, Lybalvi and prn zyprexa and klonopin |
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I am sorry, HALLIEBETH. I have been there. Just do what you can. It's all you can do. Are you groggy, tired and stuff? If so, you should think about adding something to help give you some energy, like Adderall or Provigil. Either one would probably help you concentrate better.
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I so feel for you. I used to have an intellect, now...? Pfffft.
All I can think of is maybe trying an herbal remedy for memory/brain power (after clearing it with your pdoc, of course). __________________ |
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I am so sorry HALLIEBETH87. I know how hard it can be. One thing i found that helped me that no matter how much I wanted to get accomplished, I had to take it in small bites. It's a strategy they teach in school that I always dismissed because I want to finish what I start and get through it -- but learning in 10-15min intervals with 5-10 minute breaks is supposed to be helpful in memorization and retention. I'd sit down for 15 minutes, mull over the stuff, talk myself through it and take a break-- drink a soda, watch some TV, or even sometimes lightly go through it in my head while doing something else (although they say it's best not to do the last one). So, if you're not already studying that way, you may try it. I hope it helps.
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That has to be a bad scene at school. I am beyond school these days. My recent diagnosis and its meds have resulted in my second guessing everything I like or believe in. Never considered Adderall but I doubt I would be prescribed it anyway. This illnes has been quite a ride for me so I cannot imagine taking a test.
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No I’m not groggy I just can’t concentrate and retain things. I’m so made I missed 6 on one test. This test however is much much harder and I can’t seem to learn the material. Yes I’ve been taking breaks. Study..take a walk,,study etc
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I am a coffee drinker...any chance that could help..just took a cup this after noon and it is helping.
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Well, wait a minute. Are you actually supposed to memorize things? I don't think anybody in school should ever try to memorize something unless they are specifically told to do so. Memorizing things for school is a BIG mistake that a lot of students make, and it rarely works, even for people with good memory. You may actually need to change your learning habits more so than anything else IMO.
I'll tell you this from experience: If you 100% understand the material, there is no need to memorize any of it. You will be able to remember it very easily, even with memory impairments. For example, think about when you first learned to write: someone told you how to write and then you practiced it until you understood it. Now, writing is second nature to you. That is, you don't actually spend time going, "oh... how do I write a W again?" or "When do I use a pen or a pencil?" You understand it. Also, here's a fun learning tip I learned from a highly intelligent peer of mine in undergrad who went on to receive his MD from Harvard Medical School: it often helps to write "recipes" for things that involve processes. For example, when it comes to math, there are always a bunch of steps involved in solving a problem. What you do is write "recipes" (i.e., words) briefly describing what to do. e.g., "Step 1: Add the two numbers together. Step 2: If the sum is greater than 10, then follow to step 2a. If not, follow to step 3." etc. etc.. So the idea is to break things down... to really simplify them. I'm not trying to be mean, but memorizing has soooo many downsides because memorizing is not learning. BTW, what also helped me was making study guides and altering my class notes. Basically, I'd write my notes during class and leave extra space on the left and right columns. Then after class, I'd go through my course books (or online) and try to breakdown what everything in my notes meant. Then, I'd have a bunch of pages with lots and lots of notes on them. From there, I would determine the "important bits" and create a study guide out of that. Then if I was confused about something, I would refer to my notes with all the details. But otherwise, I could use all the study guides that I created for each test to review for my final exam to make sure I understood everything. Sorry for the long reply, but I thought it'd be worthwhile to mention learning habits so that you're not wasting your time memorizing things and getting frustrated with having poor memory. Best of luck. |
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1) I was having this problem before getting on fish oil.....it’s much better on fish oil
2) Some classes don’t require memorization and tests....like in my online classes the preferred thing is discussions and papers 3) a lot of this is field specific, if you don’t succeed at one thing try another. __________________ Hugs! |
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It’s intro to sociology and it’s actually a hard class. He gave us a partial study guide and our test is over 8 chapters. Just his study guide alone is 10’pages not including more than a dozen videos we’ve watched and readings.
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It’s intro to sociology and it’s actually a hard class. He gave us a partial study guide and our test is over 8 chapters. Just his study guide alone is 10’pages not including more than a dozen videos we’ve watched and readings. It IS memorization
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I think this is where your accommodations will be very beneficial.
If it is memorizing. Try old school flash cards... __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~ |
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