Comments | amria: A Place of Forgetting

amria

A Place of Forgetting

Feb 20, 2007 21:34

Never in my life have I been so forgetful. It's been in the past few months, most likely because I've gone off ALL of my medicines. The headache meds, the fatigue meds, the pain meds, the anti-inflammatories, everything. I should be able to live without being consistently medicated. I've noticed that I've forgotten things. Small things. I remind ( Read more... )

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jojagirl15 February 21 2007, 05:16:49 UTC

Maybe you should just go back to the meds. If they work for you, and you're worse now, there's no shame in having to take medicine on a regular basis. I'm currently on two prescriptions that I'll most likely be on for, oh.... the rest of eternity :) If it's helpful, don't deny yourself of it!

gremlinsatwork February 21 2007, 13:32:42 UTC

I have memory problems too, and I'm medicated to heck and back :)

(please no cracks about my old age!)

Seriously though - it sounds like something that needs to be addressed. It may require you going onto a new medication, or just one of your old medications...but lots of meds cause anterograde amnesia, and there are a couple that can enhance alertness. You may need one or the other, or both, and if anyone tells you there's any shame in that, let me know, and I'll kick their ass for you.

mystwolf February 21 2007, 13:52:46 UTC

also could be somethign as simple as confusatory migraines... they are kinda rare, no pain just memory loss, and it kinda takes a neuro.. or it may just be a side effect of cold turkey med cutting..

I want off my meds to.. but i may be on them or a variant cocktail for life. else wise i face all the loverly side effects from a raging case of diabetes... rather have the drugs.. there is no shame in having to help your body along..

ne February 21 2007, 15:38:38 UTC

Hugs
I have never been on any drugs and my memory does that crap so it could be just something that is happening?
I tend to write things down a LOT lists and lists, drives C nuts but it helps me keep track of things.
Things go in places they are supposed to go so I don't lose them.
Maybe I am just getting old lol.
I tend to not use any drugs rather going the homeopathic route, have you looked into doing that? It's an alternative and may help, just a thought.

Miss ya hun.