I have memory loss from PTSD and from not being past this last severe nervous breakdown that caused PTSD, The break down has lasted 6 years so far. With PTSD, your "brain function" decreases a tremendous amount. Your pdoc can explain it to you in your specific case. Just ask him to explain "PTSD decreasing brain function". My pdoc said, once that is gone, it's gone. it's been 6 years. I think he's right.

Ive been wondering the same thing... seems that one of the many traumatic events that happened in my life ... well the most recent... was in 2008 and ever since then i forget common things and im contantly miss placing things. I keep telling myself its from EXTREME stress and this is the brains way of telling me ive had enough and need to make changes. Sorry your going threw this too but nice to know im not the only one.

I think it's totally normal. It's scary but it seems to lift like a fog once the episode has passed. I find that when my past seems really close to the surface I "lose" my voice, and my ability to recall things becomes like trying to sift through concrete. It's like a steel curtain drops and I can't remember details of what happened to me--when that happens, it carries over to my regular life, and I feel like there is a real disconnect. I have found that it does pass (and it comes again, but it's not so bad when you realize it is temporary).

I find that when I'm stressed, it gets worse. Maybe that's true for you too. I hope you feel better soon. :-)

I have the memory thing going on also. I simply forget things I have done or am supposed to do.
On top of that I just cant sleep. I end up getting 3 - 4 hours of sleep sometimes. That cant be healthy.
when someone walks up behind me when I am concentrating on my work or reading, then slaps me on the shoulder, man it just sends me through the roof. I get the same sensations as when I was being shot at. The adreniline rush. It really sucks. Anyone else get that?

I had a five year span where the memory of my childhood was gone. I couldn't remember any details or nothing at all. I knew I grew up in Alaska but I couldn't recall anything. I was like a zombie. I had no idea what day it was or anything. I was also on a lot of medication at the time.

Yes this is PTSD. My memory is totally shot. My childhood was always gone. I blocked almost every single min of my childhood. I have only a small handful of memories. But the PTSD started a few yrs ago when I was a victim of a psychopath/sex offender followed by another sexual predator cop who I went to for help. Those two back to back and overlapping incidents triggered the PTSD and my memory has been totally useless since then (2-3 yrs ago). At work I forget how to do things that I've done for years, on a regular basis. I will sit there for hours trying to remember how to do something and eventually have to ask a coworker (who I trained how to do it in the first place). I feel like an idiot. I can't believe the things I forget. I forget entire conversations I had w/ my boss just a few wks ago. I forget meetings and don't attend, even when Outlook has just reminded me 15 min ago. I have to set alarms for EVERYTHING in my phone. Even to take the trash out on trash day. It's scary. I'm always trying to remember if I gave my dog his medicine yet or not. Or worrying that I forgot to let him in from outside. I have ALL my bills set up on auto payment from my bank account or I'd forget to pay them.

I have memory loss also. I can be driving down a road that I have been on for years and all of a sudden I don't know where I am.

I can't put anything up. I can't remember where it put it. This is so depressing. It is a private nightmare that I can't wake up from.

I'm sitting here reading all of these posts about memory loss and it just hits home so hard. I've often been told to just write stuff down to remind myself to do things. I usually forget to write stuff down, and if i do, then i forget that i did and i don't read it. I'm always forgetting to pay bills, or remember appointments. And Hurting 101, I thought that i had to be the only one who would just suddenly forget where i am while driving. Add to the fact that i am also ADD, and what you got is a mess.
MorningSa, I am right there with you on this one.

I have been experiencing this a lot more than usual lately. I asked my therapist about it and she said that this is a temporary side effect that some people sometimes experience. It is really hard sometimes because I forget what about to say midsentence. I would suggest writing things down. I email my therapist whatever I need to discuss. I text message my family to remind to do certain things. Hope this helps :)