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have daily short/long term memory loss for past 8 months that aware of... with this memory loss go away....?
About a month before or around the same time my memory problems started, there was a period of 2 months where my epilepsy got extremely bad. I was having grand mal seizures twice a week and was always exhausted, but after 2 months I decided to raise my medication dosage on my own because I couldn't function normally and no one would help me with my medication.
t rule out the epilepsy/seizures just yet. I had absence seizures and a few grand mals for about twenty years. I tried various medications and had doctor after doctor tell me that I just needed to stay on an anticonvulsant all my life. Every one I tried seemed to turn me into a zombie and I would still have seizures. Sometimes I had fewer, but I still had them. It wasn't until discovered that there was a surgery that might help me and pushed to get that done that I got some relief.
t always a reason people have seizures - does this mean it could be epilepsy? I now have short term memory loss and am in my final 30-day PIP plan for poor performance at my job due to my memory loss. I fear I'll lose any job I obtain because of my medical condition. Does the short term memory loss return after being on medication?
Are your brother in law's seizures refractory? If they are, chances are his worsening memory issues are a result of his refractory epilepsy, although certain medications can make things worse. Epileptic acticity causes scarring of tissue; the hippocampus is unfotuantely very prone to scar as a result of seizures, and is often an onset sight for refractory complex partial seizures, if that is what your brother in law has.
If all brain related causes (transient ischemic attack, disorders of hypothalamus, dementia and multiple sclerosis, head injury etc) are ruled out then Vit B12 deficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders (by sleep studies), depression, use of certain drugs, and certain types of seizures (where memory loss is the predominant symptom) should be investigated for as the cause of memory loss.
Sorry....I meant the side effects of TAKING meds are better than the side effects of STOPPING the meds.
I have had periods of migraine headaches followed by black outs, memory loss, and was hospitalized for seizures. I was placed on a seizure med which I had a terrible reaction to. My driver license has been revoked due to an accident - I drove off a bridge. My headaches have become unbearable and I am having problems finding information that links the TGA, seizures, and migraines.
If all brain related causes (transient ischemic attack, disorders of hypothalamus, dementia and multiple sclerosis, head injury etc) are ruled out then Vit B12 deficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders (by sleep studies), depression, use of certain drugs, and certain types of seizures (where memory loss is the predominant symptom) should be investigated for as the cause of memory loss.
Since taking this medication she seems to have memory loss under stressful situations, mainly exams and her grades have dropped by 30 percent. She was always a good student and studies a lot. Nothing else explains the change and her understanding during lesson time is great according to her teachers. Is there an alternative to tegratol which does not have these side effects, or do all anti epileptic drugs cause these problems?
Seizures are also a consideration, especially if your symptoms appear to be occurring episodically. Seizures can present as confusion or memory loss, and do not necessarily need to have motor involvement. A normal EEG may not necessarily rule out this possibility, especially if you did not experience any symptoms during monitoring.
Another group of problems that can cause thinking problems and fatigue are psychiatric.
A good friend of mine was in a bad car accident and was taken to the hospital about a year and a half ago. He had many broken bones, a collapsed lung, and a traumatic brain injury. Previous to the accident he was a daily pot smoker. He's doing really good now and has had no problems with breathing, although he does have some trouble with his short term memory from time to time. This may be due to the past weed smoking, but he is leaning toward smoking weed again.
Now, if she IS on medicine for seizures, next to the list of problems she has, you could put out beside seizures....treatment dilaudid, or whatever her medicine is. If you have any notion as to what you think it is, at the very top put what you think with a question mark, like ...tumor? I hope that helps to organize your thoughts. Just put down a list, a title with question mark, and any meds she takes for her various problems, if any.
When I was around 7 or 8 I started having funny feelings in my head, and would have them multiple times a day. Then I would get a really strong feeling in my head and see random images as if I was watching tv. After I would throw up and have confusion, like I didn't know who I was or where I was. I thought it might have been petit mal seizures and went to the doctors, they said I was fine and they would go away.
t recall If I had any memory problems before this happened but I always did well in school until recently my memory seems to have gotten a lot worse. I haven't had a diabetic seizure in about 2-3 years, but lately I will talk to friends and repeated tell them the same thing each time I see them because I don't remember ever telling them. I always recheck everything I do because I never remember doing it, like locking a door or turning lights off.
The doctor said it was either migraine (she has never had these before in her life and her weakness and memory do not improve afterward) or seizures. I have also heard from nurses that it could be autoimmune such as Lupus. Any ideas? I appreciate any feedback from anyone who has dealt with these types of symptoms before. Thanks.
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