Posted by SLS on May 15, 2008, at 5:11:42
In reply to Memory worse- Lamictal or xanax, posted by chiron on May 14, 2008, at 22:21:26
Hi Chiron.
> So memory issues never got better until discontinuing Lamictal Scott?
It seems to be dosage dependent. I was a moron at 300mg. At 200mg, there is some memory trouble, but it is tolerable. Of course, some memory impairment is due to the depressive disorder itself. I wish I could stop Lamictal. I've tried a few times. I do recall that my first time taking Lamictal, memory problems first occurred at 100mg. It did mitigate, though. Lamictal memory impairments come as primarily short-term encoding. There is some trouble with mid-term to long-term recall as well.
> I have heard about Xanax, but would it show up after being on a steady dose for so long?Yes, I think you are right. There is a difference between the acute amnesia that benzodiazepines and pseudo-benzodiazepines produce and the memory impairments that come after chronic use. Halcion and Ambien are perhaps the biggest culprits at producing amnesia.
- Scott
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