Difficulty to focus and memorize things

[soul_planet]

hi..It has been 2 months that i'm suffering from this..it happened out of sudden in march where i felt so confused and my mind went blank.i couldnt understand and concentrate what i read, wrote, or even when i talked to my friend..i had migraine for 1 week, tingling arm..so i went to neurologist but all the results came back normal ?(mri, eeg etc)
but he gave me amitriptyline to take for 1 week..my concentration a lil bit improved

then i went to a psychiatrist and he said i have depression..he gave me escitalopram which i'm currently taking..it's been almost 1 week and i dont feel any difference..my eyes cannot focus on words that i've been reading..even when i drive i cannot focus on the cars around me..

honestly, i dont think it's depression..cause before it happened, i was still okay - no depressing event occurred..my concentration was good and i was happy with my study..now out of nowhere it was hard for me to concentrate, understand and memorize no matter how i tried..my family and friends always told me that i'm just stress but i'm pretty sure i'm not..the only thing that stressing me out is this problem..since then i'm admit i feel down and hopeless cause i cant find the answer to my problem..

[soul_planet]

thanks for the reply..i've never thought that depression could still happen for no reason cause i wasnt feeling sad or depressed before i started having the difficulties to concentrate and all that..

[thatquietgirl]

Memory and concentration issues can be signs of depression.  People associate depression with an overall feeling of sadness, but that's not the case 100% of the time.  Memory and concentration issues were all the symptoms my mom had with her post-partum following my sister's birth.  She was shocked when the doctor told her it was depression.

Give the meds a little bit more time so long as you aren't experiencing extreme adverse effects.  It can take a couple weeks to build up in your system.  If you're not feeling any benefit yet, you may need to see your psychiatrist to have your dose titrated up.  It might not be at therapeutic levels at this point for you.  Different people require slightly different dosages for therapeutic effects from psychiatric drugs.

Hang in there!  Things will be figured out.