i have pretty much the same thing going on with me. i blame it on my meds, but then again i am not sure.

The answer is both.

Meds ,and the nature of the bipolar progression,will cause memeory loss,as will depression

It can definitely be your meds. It can also be the illness. Depends on the person.

At the risk of starting a whole new discussion.....Omega3 has gone a long way to help restore my short term memory and overall mental sharpness. I've been taking it for about 3 months now and have noticed a major improvement. Please note, I don't take it to treat symptoms, just for the memory benefits.

The other thing I hate is the sense of depersonaliztion in my memories. It's like they happened to someone else. I know I did and experienced certain things, but it's like they happened to a complete stranger. I have no "emotional" memories. It's like watching a movie.

i, too, am very forgetful. It is scary at times, because i do not know if it is due to the pills, or because of my aging, but wait, i am only gonig on 52 years old.

I don't know if I took my meds this morning or took them twice...what DD said.

Okay, I'm actually haveing a similar problem. But, alittle bigger.
I was told when i was 13 i was bipolar. They put me on 12 different meds.

I didn't notice really, Untill i was 18 i started having some longterm memory loss.

Couldn't remember things i did with family. Family memories everyone seem to share. I somehow lacked.
Things i did with child-hood friends.

I finally sat down one night. And tried to see what actually i did remember.
And i seem to have 4-5 years of absolute nothingness. Like, i totally disapeared all together.

And i actually never thought it was meds.
i was hit by a car when i was 10. But, the missingness Didn't really take place untill i was about 14-16 yrs old.
I recall- bits of 17-18... Not awhole lot. But, alittle.

So, the meds makes alot of sense.
Does anyone know what kind of meds cause this? Is it able to be re-discovered?
How would depression cause this? Any-research studies on any of this?

here here. a wink is as good as a nod old chum!

I hear you. My job is very technical in nature. Whenever I develop a new widget to do something, I put how I did it in a wiki so I can remember how to do it again. Around the house I use a bunch of post-it notes. One day if I forget how to edit wiki code, I will go out on disability ... getting pretty close to than now actually ... but I'm gonna hang on and fight til that day. I'm 49, diagnosed 12 years ago, undiagnosed but running around tearing shit up since 1980. If I can make it, maybe you can too.

i have memory problems too... seems like the short term is affected worse than the long term for me... i have a really good memory with numbers though... can't figure it out... but i am going to try the fish oil... :)

hi, your profile say it's a recent bipolar dx. I found I had huge memory problems for the first few months on lithium, actually more like 6 months, then it got better.

same boat here, which in turns make me repeat myself alot, it is meds, bp, or what

For me, i know

ECT

i was bad before but now omg

I think you should go Young and get it checked out it doesnt sound so good

you have a bf AND a husband, you lucky thing you!!

I don't remember most of the past 2 years or so. I remember the big things, but the rest is all a blur. I always thought it was b/c I take so much xanax.

its the meds

fish oil has helped me alot, my memory is no where near perfect but it is much better than before I started taking it

Damn it! I can't remember what I was going to say!

Yeah my memory is shot too. No clear answer to why? Meds? BP or BPD? Don't know.