Well, i'm trying to discover if it's the meds and whatknot.
MAybe, we might all have something in common with these meds.

Does anyone mind shareing some of the meds they took?
Maybe, it's a combo of meds put together. Or one in picticular?

I'm actually not on any at the moment. I stoped going to the doctor and i stopped my meds.

I beleive i was wrongly placed as bipolar.
Cause, i've been off the meds for like 3 years now. And i'm happy, not depressed. Very content with things.

Dear Young, I too have memory problems, I even tried to work at a job, I would forget the details, on the same day, alot of it was anxiety, but I think the meds do alot. I can't remember alot from last year let along last week. I see my doc today and am going to talk to her about it. It is a pain in the ??s.
Good Luck.

dont stress urself out when you cant remember.
I know I start to panic thinking... these people are going to think I am a lunatic cause I dont even remember!

Just relax, take a washroom break something, and think about it.

For me thats all I need. Time to put my racing thoughts aside and try to remember.

I knwo thats not the easiest thing to do! But you do remember! Its in thar.
Just dont put urself down for it.
And you'll feel better.

Yeah I have read all the comments and it made me feel a little better ! I thought I was going crazy all by my self and I relized that I'm not the only one that can't remember shit !!Long term is good ,I think !LOL Short term is terrible !! I am on Zanax and my son tells me they are called mind earesers on the street ! I found out they are a common street drug! Now mine are locked away!!I wondered why I kept coming up short!! I thought I just coulden't remember how many I had taken !! You know double dosing !! I am 50 yrs old, I mark some of the memory loss to old age only 50 is not that old !! I think it is a combo, the meds and the bypolar !!Remember this ! SMILE it does help when all else fails !

SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY.. I CAN'T BLAME IT ON THE MEDS FOR I AM NOT ON ANY.. I WONDER IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DRUGS I HAVE ABUSED IN THE PAST OR IF IT IS THE BIOPOLAR...

Me too Dr says it stress, but I have to be careful also got other impairments in family.Every time you have a breakdown you lose a chunk of your life because you lose your memory due to stress.You do get it back after you get stress under control and sometimes that means a med change also.That takes up to 6 weeks.Going thru it now.

I have huge blocks of time missing from the past. It was explained that I chose to remove them, maybe I did as I know those years were probably the worst. Stress does that to you. I think I may have even blocked god stuff too, like holidays but I know I was there as I have seen the pictures.

Hey i have noticed the same thing, My short term memory has been horrable ever since ive been taking meds, b4 meds i had an awesome memory, now its not good atall, i even forget spelling and grammer stuff like that... sometimes i feel like such a 'dumie'

I kept having this argument with my psych, he said i was just becoming forgetful,and knew it was more and was the meds. I did a little tinkering around lowering my meds, and ta daaaa it wasn't as bad. Although I do not advise this to anyone,, I just wanted to disprove his theory and did, My CPN still laughs about it.

Afterall I know myself better than a psych, with regards to mental shifts, that;s if I don't forget ha!

I have a hard time remembering actors or actresses. I have to go through the alphabet trying to remember and it really ticks me off. I was wondering...ROBINS68.. if you are biploar why aren't you on meds, how do you cntrol it? I'm thinking we all lose some memory as time goes on. I know 30 year olds who have bad memories.

Hi, I guess we are all in the same boat. Memory loss comes with stress and anxiety, all rolled into one. I tell myself that I cant remember something but that is okay because I cant do anything about it and then move on. Sounds easy? No its not and has taken me many many months to come to this conclusion, but occasionally stuff does come back, so may be worth a try. As far as past experience being responsible, yes, alcohol and meds and ECT all together. Short term memory is a bit of a worry too but I have a mobile phone that has the best calendar on it, I have recorded upcoming events for the middle of next year already, and it has got a 'to do' section, anniversary section, meetings section. It is the answer to my dream as I have an alarm for everything set into it and never forget anything anymore if it is in my phone. I have a belt holder for my phone and if I go out without I feel I have left my brain at home. Thank goodness for some electronics. Keep on with the practising positiveness and coming in here too. Cheers Sandy

SAME HERE I have complete parts of my life I have no memory off and I wasn't on meds. So probably Both.

I can't remember almost ten years of my life thanks to meds. Maybe that's a blessing.