Forgetting things

does depression make you forget things or is it the medication? I am forgetting things like food in the oven, birthdays, and words don't seem to come to my mind. Is this normal?

Depression alone makes you forget things and with medication even more so dont worry smile

Being depressed can cause you to get 'absent minded' or struggle to get thoughts all lined up i a row.  Some AD meds can also cause this, particularly those with tranquilising properties.  If it's mildly annoying but not to such a point it's causing you real issues, try to keep your concentration focussed on just one thing at a time and it should ease, if however you feel its getting worse or it's causing you real issues in daily life, have a word with your doc.

just baby steps one day at a time give yourself a date if you still not better by then please seee your doctor as maybe the meds dont match you

Hi failure I do to forget things I don't no if it's the meds or the depression but I also can't concentrate my mind driffs as well I am really bad when I comes to find things as I can't think where in the hell I put them in the first place . What meds are you on I take citlopram ..

I'm on citalopram 40mg, has your reactions slowed down? I find that when I drive Im not reacting as quick, don't know if lack of sleep or all it put together?

I found when I was on I high dose I was very tired all the time didn't want to do anything just want to sleep lost my appetite for a bit it all so made me feel sick . I am only now on 5 mgs of citlopram . I no when I was on a high dose my memory was terrible couldn't rember what I had done that day .i could be because your on such a high dose ..xxx

Hey, ive suffered from depression for years and yeh it does make you forget things ive found the best way to cope is to write everything down, i dont know if its so much the depression or the mental fatigue that comes with it.

I get that to ,ive often burnt things and ive had the wrong words come out of my mouth when I have a different word I had in my brain to say,it must be the medication.