Forgetting things

Mental health
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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?

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

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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.

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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

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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 ..

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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?

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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

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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.

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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.