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Can anyone explain why certain aspects of our memory and cognition get even worse upon cessation of benzos? Admittedly my memory and cognition were already in an abysmal state leading up to my c/t as I was in tolerance withdrawal for at least a year, but it felt nowhere near as bad as it does now.

 

There is also this strange duality regarding my memory and cognition. My close friends say that I'm much closer to being the old me than I was before I quit. They had noticed that I had become "dumb" over time but had simply chalked it up to my daily weed smoking habit. It turned out that the real culprit was benzos and when I quit they almost immediately saw an improvement in my functioning. However, from my perspective, I feel a lot more impaired than when I was on.

 

My friends see a truer version of myself, but I see a distorted version of myself.

 

Just to give an example of what my memory was capable of pre and post C/T:

 

Pre C/T: I could list almost every player on each NBA team's roster ( avid  Basketball fan)

but I would forget doctor appointments etc.

 

Post C/T: Now I can maybe list 2-3 players from each NBA team (I can remember many of the faces of players just can't identify their names)

but I can remember appointments now.

 

So some aspects of my memory have appeared to improve, while others have taken a nose dive.

 

Can anyone else relate to my situation? Input appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

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