Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 419556

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Depression and Memory

Posted by Dan Perkins on November 23, 2004, at 23:27:06

Anyone else with depression have memory problems?

Re: Depression and Memory

Posted by smokeymadison on November 23, 2004, at 23:47:08

In reply to Depression and Memory, posted by Dan Perkins on November 23, 2004, at 23:27:06

the last half of my senior year of high school is a blur to me. of course, that is more long term memory. do you mean long term or short term memory?

Re: Depression and Memory

Posted by TommyIsland on November 24, 2004, at 1:28:17

In reply to Re: Depression and Memory, posted by smokeymadison on November 23, 2004, at 23:47:08

my short term memory is completely shot since being depressed........it's the meds too that play a role in this. As for long term memories...........obviously their pretty shot also because I had no short term memory at the time......this goes back 13 or so years. As for memories of pre-depression - their clear as a bell. Very strange indeed......don't really know if it's the depression alone or the meds along with it that really compound it and make it worse. Depression itself taints short term memory because of preoccupation I presume........but the meds I also think play some role in it.

Adios!!!!!!!

Tommy!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Depression and Memory

Posted by Dan Perkins on November 25, 2004, at 4:32:29

In reply to Re: Depression and Memory, posted by smokeymadison on November 23, 2004, at 23:47:08

> the last half of my senior year of high school is a blur to me. of course, that is more long term memory. do you mean long term or short term memory?

I mean both short and long-term memory. It's all just a blur to me. I think some medications do worsen my memory, but even-drug free I can't remember a damn thing.

I read an interesting theory on depression once that seems sort of related. The theory (as I remember it!) is that depressed people have disrupted sleep and you process memories in your sleep and thus depressed people have screwed up memories and screwed up memories can contribute to depression (the theory made a lot of sense to me at the time, so I think I must be mistating it).

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