ShayneA
22-03-16, 17:36
I am currently in the early stages of being on Paxil. I have a good doc and he always sees his patients every 3-4 weeks in the early stages of them being on anti-depressants , just to be safe and get feedback from them on how they are feeling. First thing I got my blood pressure and heart rate checked, it was 127/79 with a pulse of 62. I was happy with those numbers. Would of liked the first number to be a little lower but it's not too bad. Second number and my pulse are good. I then brought up my concern about my short term memory, forgetting words, mixing up words, forgetting things in general. He reassured me that chronic stress can do this to you and that he was sure I don't have dementia. He said anxiety disorders can make you forget names and just forget things in general, especially in the short term.. and yes he said memory can greatly improve after stress lessens. I'm feeling a lot better and I am confident that once I can stop the stress response for a consistent period of time, my memory will greatly improve.
just because someone is forgetful does not mean they have dementia or alzeimers. Short term memory loss is a symptom of our anxiety disorders, not of something much more serious like dementia or alzeimers. The key is to stop this fight or flight response for a long enough period of time that our memories go back to how they were before.
just because someone is forgetful does not mean they have dementia or alzeimers. Short term memory loss is a symptom of our anxiety disorders, not of something much more serious like dementia or alzeimers. The key is to stop this fight or flight response for a long enough period of time that our memories go back to how they were before.