Does Any One Have Memory Problems?

You know I might of already direct this issue.  If so I'm sorry.

It seems that I'm forgetting a lot of things.  I don't even remember writing some of the things I have in my journal.  That's what's so great about writing.  I've been writing since I was 18 and I read it now and it's so sad.  I don't remember have of my life only the bad things. If it hadn't been for my writing my life would of been a blank.  

Lately, I've been forgetting appointments, where I parked, my medicine, paying bills, I even forget to pay my car insurance and it got canceled.  There as been so much.   I wonder do I have a dual personality.  Where do I go when I can't remember these things. My actions - how come I don't remember them.  Could it be that I have the beginnings of Dementia like my mother and dad?  

[ElizabethC1983]

i dont know, but i have bad memory too, but i think its just cuz ive been on so many different meds in my life.

[vickie5989]

That is possible.  There are times when I'm driving that I suddenly say Where in the you know what am I?  What kind of meds? I'm on Lithium, Celex, Lorespam, Risperdal Trazodone.  Is that enough?  I get so tired of taking them.  I often wonder what would happen if I stopped these

[ellis9600]

I have memory prob's.  Big things to little things. Where I parked my car.  Did I take my meds.  I get appt's mixed up, even though I put them in my iphone calendar. I walk in a room and can't for the life of me remember what I came to get.   I took Topamax for awhile and it got a lot worse. I think I lost about 20 IQ points.   Klonopin (sp) does it to me too.

I think we all feel that way about taking our cocktail of meds.  I know I do.I wonder sometimes what stopping meds would do.  But then I remember a friend who did that and ended up in the hospital.  It was really awful. She was really debilitating for her.   If you want to change meds definitely talk to your doctor.

[BP2PROFESSIONAL]

I keep forgetting things myself, particualrly when I go swimming, come home and realised I've forgotten my flippers, pool bouy, once I even forgot my swim wear.

I'm sure there must have been someone at reception going , "Hey did anyone see a naked guy walk past just then"

Bonkers!

[vickie5989]

:)))

[vickie5989]

I mean't to say more then that.  I forgot to do that.  The memory thing has gotten me bothered because it has affected my mom and dad.  For instance, mom got out of the hospital day before yesterday.  The doctors office called to asked me questions about mom's stay.  Then she asked me about the after care they gave us.  I don't remember it. I searched my room and then my handbag and there they were all crinkled up at the bottom of the bag.  I don't remember any of at.  At 2pm I went to bed and woke up at 6pm then fell asleep & again at 8 until this morning.  I don't feel like I'm getting anything done.

I wonder if it's the Hepatitic C.  The levels are raised a bit. I'm going for a sonogram in a few weeks.  Thanks for listening