brain fog

[SMERILA_6]

Does anyone have any problem remembering things on their meds.  I feel like I can study and I do not retain any information.  Anyone have this problem?

[kcdem]

It could just be anxiety and or racing thoughts. I know that if i am anxiety filled or have alot on my mind i have to read a paragraph several times to retain it. the doctors swear that ssris dont affect memory....not that i trust them. i know many sharp people who have great memory and are very sharp and they have been on meds for a long time. it is hard to know what to believe. i was just switched to zoloft ( .25 daily my only med) and when the young phsychiatrist put me on it i said that i had read on this forum that it causes memory loss; he said that was total bunk. i think it might be a chicken and egg thing, we get anxious about the side affects we hear and read about and then that anxiety makes it hard to retain because we have so much on our minds. i know that if i am studying something i am really passionate about i seem to have great retention, if it is something i dont like i do not. i think it is great that you are pursuing a degree online. i work in the legal field myself and talk to lawyers all day trying to sell them online research. it is a very stress filled occupation paralegal...attorney etc...i would also like to know what CRS is? i would also like to know if there is a spell check on this site? good luck to you and your pursuits.

kcdem

[SMERILA_6]

What is CRS?   I am looking for something natural to see if I can get the brain cells connecting again.  Sometimes I feel like I works so hard and then an hour later I go to do the homework from my reading and I don't recall anything.  I was starting to think I was ADD.  I will have to look up more information.  

Thanks for replying makes me feel better knowing I am not loosing it.

THX,

SMERILA

[fuzzy882]

You mean CRS?  Oh yea, and I dont even have to be on med's. Seriously, there are alot of medication's that kind of interupt the memory stage of the brain. Antideprssents or antianxiety medications are known for this.