Posted by Sad Panda on May 6, 2004, at 16:31:52
In reply to Memory / Cognitive probs, aging vs.anticonvulsants, posted by crstabel on May 4, 2004, at 15:06:56
> I am a 33 y.o. female taking 150mgs of Lamactil for mood (I tend to be cyclothymic). I have returned to school to complete pre-med coursework and have found it much MUCH more difficult to retain what I've learned. Particularly difficult for me is new vocabulary - and my word recall in general (even for common vocabulary) has really fallen off.
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> Is this age/parenthood related (I did have a child 2 years ago, and a horrible recovery - taking steroids that made me insane + very rough post-partum year - i.e. could this have burned out something that was there before)? Or is it related to the anticonvulsants?
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> My verbal recall had not been good since the birth of my son, but I attributed this to being out of the workforce and isolated from people. But it is not getting better now that I've been in school for 1 year (although I started the anticonvulsant at the beginning of that time).
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> FYI - I was treated for ADD from age 26-30 with stimulants ( i no longer take these, due to the fact that they wind me up too much now). Wonder if I don't form new memories well without the "boost", or if using dex for 4 years fried my head.
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> What do you guys think?
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>Hi,
How well are you sleeping? Sleep is thought to be the time when memories become more permanent. If you sleep fine then maybe try stimulants again at a lower dosage to see if ADD is still a problem.
Cheers,
Panda.
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