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HBP, short term memory loss young?!

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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness

Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.

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HBP, short term memory loss young?!

by stump, Nov 12, 2005 12:00AM

Tags: mental, Health, Mental Health, bipolar, cycling, Depression, metoprolol, nervous, psychiatric, renin, Memory loss, get better

HI I am 31 and have HBP on adv. 153/105 during day and 124/75 at night,and tacardia. My BMI is 24. I have a renin count of 1.3. I was given metoprolol 25 mg 2xday + hydrochlorothiazide 25mg 1xday. I an taking meds for depression too, seroquel 25 mg 1xday. My question is: are any of these meds causing short-term memory loss? if I stop taking them will it get better or worse, next stage total loss of memory?? how do I know if it is me or the meds?

help before I forget I wrote this.....

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by Roger Gould, M.D.

, Nov 14, 2005 12:00AM

The combination may be causing some central nervous system dimunition, but not any of the specific medications. You might ask your doctor to experiment with changing the doses or the combination to see how that effects you.

Member Comments (3)

by stefany4, Nov 17, 2005 12:00AM

Here's some info on psychiatric meds:

http://www.laleva.org/eng/2005/09/psychiatric_drugs_chemical_warfare_on_humans.html

by imabeeper_2005, Sep 25, 2007 10:57AM

To: Forum M.D.- R..G.

I am Bipolar & I am on 25 MG of seroquel, 300 mg trileptal and 300 mg of welbutrin in the morning and 800 mg of trileptal, and 600mg of seroquel at bedtime.My short term memory is gettig so bad that someties I forget what Ive dont the day before.What Im afraid of is Ive been cycling alot between depression /mania mainly centering on depression im afraid they'll have to put me hospital AGAIN to adjust my meds AGAIN.

by imabeeper_2005, Sep 25, 2007 11:45AM

To: Forum M.D.- R..G.

Sorry Im also on 300 mg of Budeprion XL .One thing I cant undersyand isnt seroquel to calm you down and Budeprion XL to lift you up dont they counteract each other?

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