My short term memory is pretty bad but so is my long term memory.
I’m having a difficult time recalling names and events, and places like addresses.
Dementia can be found on both sides of my family.
It’s just a matter of time.
How is your memory?
Mines getting worse so it seems.
Could be the meds or sza.
I have a friend visiting in the new year. I see him every year and I can’t remember the names of 2 out of 3 of his kids. It’s embarrasing. Also I see my cousin once a year and can’t remember the name of his wife.
I don’t put it down to dementia though.
I was trying to remember the types of fish I used to keep today and I could not remember most of them.
One of the negative symptoms of our disease(s) is memory impairment. I take ADHD meds and supplements to improve my memory. However, they can only do so much. My short-term memory isn’t that great. I’ve also started to notice that I don’t remember some things long term. I know it’s not dementia, but it’s probably just part of getting older.
My memory is terrible.
I really don’t have much problem with my memory most days. At least not that i’ve noticed.
random, just certain things
when in doubt I discuss current past events with Phil.
I had an excellent memory growing up. Then the prodromal symptoms hit and I started getting mild dementia like symptoms at 20. I mean i probably lost 10 IQ points. I’m very sensitive to meds.
I cannot remember most of my psychosis years or schizophrenic years.
I remember my childhood but feel like it never happened.
They say most people can hold 7-8 digits in their working memory. I probably cannot do this anymore. I’m horrible with names and dates. I keep forgetting important dates.
I have Aspergers and sza–bipolar type.
My memory is excellent. Both short term and long term. But I’m young (23) so maybe it will get worse as I age.
I recently had a scary four or five day problem where what I was talking about would literally leave my head within five or six seconds. I’d start talking about something to someone, forget what I asked them, then have no idea what they are talking about.
It stopped, and has been gone for about a week. It’s a listed side effect of Zyprexa so I’m not gonna worry, but if it returns I might have to switch meds. I’ve never had memory problems like those before.
I went through a period where I memorized license plates for fun and pi to 100 digits. Some of my passwords were 40 digits long. I lost this ability. I think it was a fluke or side effect.
I forget words or forget what I’m talking about. I sometimes how to get to places I’ve been many times before. I forget appointments that I didnt put in my phone. I forget names. I often can’t remember what I did that day. I’m so embarrassed not being able to find my words.
I’m thinking that it could be the Depakote.
Its known to effect cognition.
My memory is really bad, both short and long term. It’s difficult to deal with, especially for my family.
I couldn’t say my memory is bad, but its quite selective because of the sz… I sometimes remember too good the bad stuff, which is not nice. And sometimes I cant see the good stuff… When I am at my worst, I forget some words, some things too, yeap…
I was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment three and a half years ago by my pdoc. I was getting lost going to familiar places, getting into lots of car accidents, etc…
But then, I started doing yoga and meditation daily, started taking cognitive enhancing meds, eating more nutritious food and quit drinking diet pop and drinking more water. That’s when everything turned around for the better.
Very very bad since april and getting worse.
Have you found it gets better and worse with mania @Wave?
I am cognitively sharper when manic @Anon10
What about short term memory in particular…
I can’t read one page of a book…
Yeah I have a hard time reading when manic also.