Amnesia Support Group

Amnesia (or amnaesia) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may...

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transient global amnesia

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I came home from work a few weeks ago to find my husband vacuuming the carpet. I could see he did not look right (he's disabled and suffers chronic angina and should not have been doing this). I asked him if he was ok but he broke down and started crying and said he didnt know who I was and didnt even know who he was. I had our son drive us to the ER because I thought he was having a stroke due to his heart problems.

In the ER he told the Dr that all he could remember were two things: he knew who God was and our 5 yr old grandson. After about 12 hours he began to remember bits and pieces but didnt remember me until he woke up after being in there for 48 hrs.

They said it happens more that you might think and that it sometimes occurs after a migraine headache. Although we know that he didnt have a migraine. I think it was a side effect of a medication he takes called Lyrica. Its very scary not knowing for sure what caused it and if it will occur again or not. Supposedly it is rare to have it happen again but there is no guarantee of course.
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Be thankful that it came back so soon! =D! I know its scary to have it happen, but its a good thing that it did not take years to come back.
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My Mom just had this happen to her this past Tuesday, we took her to ER, I also thought she could be having a stroke, Er ruled that out with CT scan, they told us she was having, transient global amnesia. My Mom has been on a new med {GABAPENTINE}, of course doctors wont say it is from this med but I looked this up and read that 67% of people who are on this could get this condition. We had my mom stop this. It is really scary dealing with a loved one who doesn't know who you are or where they are. My Mom walks a lot, that day she had been out on 3 occasions, we are all Thankful that this didn't happen while she was walking. She seems to be back to normal. We do worry that it will happen again. Praying that it doesn't.
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Transient global amnesia should be followed up with MRI. My Moms MRI came back with pituitary tumor, she is seeing a neurosurgeon Jan. 4
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Stats show you get 50% in the first month and the remaining 50% in a year. That does not mean you get it all back it means tick the calendar at 30 days.....
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I am a 35 yr old female. I have had two TGA episodes in the last week. The last one was later in the evening comming home from a family outing. It only lasted the night. It happened when I was pulling in the garage at home I didn't know how I got there or where I was at. Thank Goodness it wasen't as severe as the 1st. I didn't know who I was. I called my mom her voice was familular. She asked me If I talked to my fianc yet. I told her yes. I told her he wanted to come after me where I was at. I am a home health nurse. I was going to see my 1st patient for the day, this was my first epsoide, I didn't know where, or how I got there. The worst was.When I looked into the mirror I didn't even know who I was. I was hospitalized for 4.5 days. and 18 K in tests.
My family is scared most of all my 18 yr old daughter is scard that I will loose my memory permanently. I worry that it will happen again when Im working out in the community and I will be by myself. any suggestions. please send me an email thanks.
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I've had amnesia a few times on medications.I also lost huge chunks of my life that I remember vaguely if not at all.Drugs are scary!!
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I had TGA 6 years ago, also from migraine syndrome,,,I am still missing a chunk of that day from my memory.......turns out this was the onset of my LUPUS ! Hang in there and take it 1 day at a time :)
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