Has anyone been on a drug that dumbs you down?

When I was in high school, I was on an anti-depressant that made me ridiculously sleepy. Scrawled some notes in class that I could not decipher the next day and I could barely keep my eyes open. They were just random scribbles. Eventually stopped taking them, haven’t looked back.

Its called weed

I take Gabapentin and it doesn’t make me any dumber than I already am. What’s your dosage?

@Fluthermucker
Finds Hypocrisy a better sedative

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~Rush Limbaugh

*Referring to the previous post removed referring to Liberal Democrat as a drug.

Marijuana? As far as prescribed drugs, I was on Geodon, which is an anti-psychotic (I’m not psychotic, but did have an episode when I was taking mass loads of Adderall), and I felt like a walking zombie. Same with most anti-depressants I’ve been on.

@faye what is gabapentin?

@loser 900 mg/day

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@Freedom_Issues it a drug for controlling pain by working on the nerves.

Hmm, I didn’t feel dumber when I was high, I just felt happy, giddy, and like a much more fun person. I had interesting conversations with people about my research, and some other topics, too.

Claritin makes me feel like someone has turned off certain parts of my brain, so that I access certain information that I know is in there somewhere.

@jamcanfi74 and @Freedom_Issues: Marijuana has the opposite effect on me.

@faye thanks
@petethepothead I’m not surprised you said something like that. :)

I don’t smoke weed anymore because I just felt like a moron the whole time! I like being energetic and happy. As far as prescription pills the ones I always took made me a genius, but I liked them a little to much so I don’t take any pills anymore.

Alcohol?

Drugs? no.

I love weed, and I’ll profess its benefits left and right, but I won’t lie, I’m stupid when I’m high. Just plain stupid. I’ll put Chinese food still in the folded boxes in the microwave, y’know with the metal bars on ‘em? I just get dumb.

@Anon_Jihad That qualifies. And that’s why they call it DOPE!

You mean besides booze?

@eeveegurl – At one point in high school when I was manic (bipolar), I was being tranquilized, and I could hardly stand up

@faye I actually take twice that. It might be that you’re a little sensitive to it. Are you taking anything else?

I’ve taken many drugs that give me jello-brain. Any anticonvulsant makes me forget words and say ‘uhhhhhhh’ about three times a sentence. It’s very common and can partly be controlled a bit by spreading out your dose or taking it right before bed.

Trileptal gave me jello-brain. Neurontin gave me the shakes until it reached therapeudic dose and my body adjusted- then it just gave me jello-brain. Lamictal and Depakote did the same thing. Each one was bearable to a point- but needed some dose tweaking to find the best balance of effectiveness vs jello-brain.

Tranquilizers, like Thorazine, are simply doing their job so I don’t expect anything different from them.

Anti-psychotics (AP’s) can make me groggy depending on which one I take and when I take it. Geodon made me groggy so I took it right before bed and that helped. Invega gave me horrid headaches so I split the doses. Seroquel made me eat sugar till I could burst and then knocked me out so I simply stopped taking it.

Yes…I was prescribed Levaquin for a urinary tract infection…I couldn’t think clearly that whole week.

@loser Yes i’m on other drugs as well. My doctor said some people react. I was Stoned with a capital S the first few days. I’ll keep the jello-brain, [thanks gemiwing, good term]], because the pain control is good. I just wondered how common it is.

Most benzodiazepines like xanax and valium dumb me down. I tend to misplace things like keys, money, and drugs then forget where I put them while benzo’ed out. I’ve noticed a lot of people using them recreationally then acting dumb and making dumb decisions.