sorry for another post..but i need to know...

Merc · 25-01-2008, 06:01 AM

i'm currently taking OVER 20 pills A DAY! thi seems extreemly unhealthy top me and like overkill.
I thought i had posted somehting about this but i'll be damned if i can find it.
Speech and thought are affect in negative ways, i'll be talking and go to one word and instead say something entirely out of place...my memory is so bad today i went to the store to buy Hoi-sin sauce and insoles...i KNEW walking in what i needed..but all the sudden i could only remeber ONE of only two things...i pretended to look aT THEIR DISPLAY RACK (PRETEND TO) WHILE HOPELESSLY TRYING TO REMEMBER THE OTHER ITEM..AT HOMe (sorry for caps), i need something in the kitchen, walk all of 10 feet and have to ask hubby what i gOt up for!!!!!
This is frightening me...anyone have similar? anything?
Im just scared.i feel like im constantly depersonalizing/derealizing
romp

butterfly525 · 25-01-2008, 06:10 AM

Wow and I thought my 9 pills a day were a lot! I think the best thing for you to do about your medication concerns would be to talk to your doctor. It's important for him/her to know if the side effects from your medications are affecting your life so much. And btw, you're not alone, my mom definitely gets side effects like that- major forgetfulness and distraction and not knowing words- from her anti-depressants, and I have too on occasion. But like I said, the only thing you can really do is talk to your doctor.

25-01-2008, 06:44 AM

ooh-er, the memory thing was something i was getting terribly after taking Ambien aka Stilnox. And it stayed for ages (still get it a bit)

Are you on anything like that?

Definately discuss with your doc love.

blondiebear · 25-01-2008, 07:30 AM

I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this! I take four ADs and a blood pressure med because of the side effects of one of the ADs. I'm supposed to be taking 6000mg of fish oil/day for depression, moods and asthma. I remember about half the time.

My meds affect my memory and spelling. I'm drinking too much caffeine to compensate for the sedating affects of one of the meds so my hands shake which sometimes interferes with my work.

Given how I felt over the summer, I'll live with the side effects. Better to write a detailed grocery shopping list than to be in bed so helpless with depression that I have to send my husband to do the shopping. I frequently write a list of what i'm grateful for. Modern ADs make that list.