drug induced dementia

Did anyone of you face drug induced dementia or cognitive problems like ADHD slow processing speed through anti-psychotics risperidone and dyslexia, memory lapses through lithium toxicity? Then what naturopathic or biological treatment approaches have u made to restore those problems to original state?

Hi, narsatya! Could you tell us why you're asking? Did this happen to someone you know?

narsatya wrote:Did anyone of you face drug induced dementia or cognitive problems like ADHD slow processing speed through anti-psychotics risperidone and dyslexia, memory lapses through lithium toxicity?

Substance-induced persisting dementia is the label for persisting dementia of a substance. Other causes of dementia should always be considered though. How long have you been on an antipsychotic?

narsatya wrote:Did anyone of you face drug induced dementia or cognitive problems like ADHD slow processing speed through anti-psychotics risperidone and dyslexia, memory lapses through lithium toxicity??

Risperidone and lithium are usually prescribed for severe bipolar (with psychotic features) or schizoaffective disorders. Psychosis whether you're aware of it happening or not will cause cognitive impairment. Lack of sleep is another major cause of cognitive impairment and contributes to psychosis too. Discontinuing the antipsychotic for bipolar or schizoaffective may do nothing to improve cognitive impairment if psychosis and insomnia continues.

narsatya wrote:Then what naturopathic or biological treatment approaches have u made to restore those problems to original state?

Dementia usually has a biological cause and until that is identified one has no direction in its treatment. Sometimes the cause can be treated and sometimes it can't. Long term (decades) use of antipsychotic have proven difficult to treat in Finland. Discontinuing the antipsychotics have been unsuccessful.

@Jasmin: It happened to me.
@Buddha443556: On risperidon For one year after an episode of mania particularly hypomania induced by antidepressants. Actually doctors were fooling around with medications. Neither I was bipolar nor psychotic. I developed OCD and when treated with fluoxetine and clonazapam and meb12 I developed mania. How would u define psychosis, schizoaffective? Before mania and now my sleep is absolutely normal and a bit longer ie sleepiness or drowsiness. Before anipsychotics and lithium my cognitive functions were excellent and with sharp fast mind. I was student of mathematics - I could pack-up enormous complicated techniques - mind inclination to research- of refined taste in expressing ideas. These meds killed everything.

Narsatya, what are you planning to do, are you going to look for a specialist?
Hey, post in more forums/subforums about it, maybe more people will be able to give advice.

I want to inquire whether such a doctor induced disease is reversible or treatable? Is there any case in the US or elsewhere that such disease was reversed? Can anyone name some specialist who has food this? Patrick Holford *edited* describes havoc caused by antipsychotic drug on intellectual type person that he won't be getting back those abilities that he has lost due to this #######4 medication, but doesn't tell remedy to rectify this damage. Can it be reversed just using food supplements with power of healing or does it need intervention involving use of pharmaceutical drugs?

I think you'll have to see a doctor about this, you can't find the best answers on an internet forum.
I edited the title of that book out of your post, because it could be seen as advertising and we don't allow it.

Which doctor? Neurologist or psychiatrist?

Try both and see what you find out and if they can help.

there is always possibility of doctor misguiding patients and giving wrong/irrelevant prescription. so i want second opinion.