Trouble spelling/writing - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

leftofcenter · 08-25-2006, 11:55 AM

Have any of you experience trouble with spelling and writing? I used to be an excellent speller/writer, but in the last year or so, it has progressively gotten worse. My spelling has actually reverted back to a more "phonic" state.

coffeegirl2 · 08-25-2006, 01:06 PM

I used to have very nice manuscript and spelling abilities, but then I started taking bipolar meds and it all went down from there.

Coffeegirl

emeraldeyes114 · 08-25-2006, 01:18 PM

Yeap my handwriting use to be so neat and bubbly really pretty. now it is chicken scratch....Emerald

tallgirl78 · 09-08-2006, 09:20 AM

So strange. I was thinking about this issue just a few hours ago. I'm glad to hear other people experience this and it's not just me.

My job requires a lot of typing and computer work. I can type 65 words per minute. Lately my spelling and typing skills really suck. I've always been a terrific speller and now I'm constantly looking on dictionary.com. I swear I must have spent 5 minutes trying to figure out how to spell "loneliness" yesterday.
Also, my reading comprehension skills are diminished. I sat for at least 20 minutes last night trying to read and comprehend a short paragraph. My mind is very cloudy and I've only just begun my meds.(Lamictal) Hopefully this is a side effect that will improve once my body gets used to the meds. ??? ....this is wishful thinking on my part.

because I'm well aware of what meds can do to a person....unfortunately.

alanizem · 09-08-2006, 01:23 PM

I can also relate... my cognitive skills were so impaired that I had to lower my dosage (lithium) to 600 mg/day... still, I mostly have trouble when it comes to reading, like having to read the same paragraph three times just to get it, and my typing sucks now. I literally feel like I lose IQ points every time I swallow a pill... hopefully it will go away eventually, been 2 1/2 months so far...

Best wishes for all of you...