Reading/Comprehension problems

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  • (See also ‘Cognitive fog’, ‘Brain fog’ and ‘Memory impairment’)
  • Inability to read or understand a book
  • Unable to interpret information or understand even a simple instruction
  • You feel unable to follow a conversation, or an inability to reconcile words being spoken with the movement of a person’s mouth
  • You experience a time delay between people’s speech and your comprehension of what they’re saying 
     
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What are withdrawal-induced reading/comprehension problems?

Reading comprehension problems are a common occurrence for many who come off psychiatric drugs. Typically, people report difficulty following directions, inability to remember/comprehend when reading, staring at words with no ability understand the meaning, or an inability to follow the meaning in conversations.