Yes, I have had emmory loss, "brain freeze" as my husband says and it drives me crazy. I was just put on 2 new drugs because I was having such problems with the Neurotin.I need to make notes for myself to help remember. I hope this helps.

I found carbamazepine gave me a lot of these types of issues.

yes, but I'm not sure if its because I'm over 50 or from the Neurontin. I'm meeting with my dr today to see if we can lower the dosage. Think I might be gaining weight too.

Yes! I have horrible memory problems. I am having a hard time working lately because my short term memory seems to be leaving me. I am still looking for a new doctor, but that is one of the main things I want to talk to them about.

OH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOps, got carried away there. Sorry.

Yes, I have terrible memory problems since I started taking the tegretol. In fact I, and Mike too, call it forgetitall.

My balance and sometimes my vision are effected too. Fell Sunday just stepping into a canoe!

And forget it if you are also taking topamax which is nicknamed "dopamax" because you do so many dopey things. I have done some things that have been really stupid because of loss of memory and confusion. And I have children in school and I have to interact with the other mothers!

I also get really flustered just having conversations w/ people because I can't recall words or thoughts. My neurologist said this would be a problem. If I had to work I would hide in a corner somewhere ;o)

I just tell people I am on medications that challenge my thought process and word recall and people will usually joke back with me like yesterday a woman said to me , "well, I used to have a brain and then I had kids". I thought that was funny.

Thanks, guys, for all your comments. I sure don't like this especially when I was at the bank and forgot the PIN number I have been using for over 30 years.
I wonder if there are drugs that don't have this effect.

Not to make fun of your question, but I had problems remembering things BEFORE I was on the carbamazapine (Tegretol). This drug pretty much put me into a brain fog 24/7.

I would think, though, that caring for someone with Alzheimer's would be incredibly stressful. I did it for a week, and it was a huge stretch for me. I'm normally a pretty competent person too.

Hey don't worry I have difficulty remembering things and told my husband that I am getting Alzheimer disease. Well he just laugh at me. If it really worries you chat to your doctor. But I have noticed it happens with me. Even my spelling has gone down. But it is the medication. Like CJTOMES says your brain freezes.
I try go on the computer alot and do all these brain testes and IQ just to keep my mind going.
At least now I know I am not the only one that has a slow brain. As long as I find my way home I am okay. That would be a laugh.

Mine is much better than when I first started my medication, i could remember nothing!! My husband was really worried about me! It's not as bad now, but I have the same issues, you can't remember unless someone says a certain word or shows me something to trigger it and trying to express yourself sometimes it's just like.... duhhh! Very frustrating.
When I first came back to work and just really hated not being able to remember things and now I'm back at work, my boss said "I'm 52 years old and I forget things all the time". People just don't realize how almost devasting it is to you to wake up one morning and you can't remember anything. Your double checking on everything. I figure as long as I didn't burn down the house and I got my child to and from school I was good. lol

I also wanted to add, if it's really really bad at first see how much they have you on and have them slowly work you up to a level if that is possible. That's what I've had to do because I have such weird reactions to medications. Your memory will still be bad, but compared to when they just threw me on a high dose, now is so much better. I don't even know if I knew my own name sometimes.

I've just been on Neurontin for 3 days; I'm on 900mg right now and I have brain fog. I may have to go up to 1200mg and I'm a little afraid that I won't even know to put my undies on. Today I forgot where I was going once and then left this afternoon to take the kids out to eat and left my purse at home; turned around to go get it; went in to get it; got sidetracked and forgot it again!
My kids just laugh at me.

It could be a mixture of several things going on with you. It could be the meds, but also taking care of a loved one with Alzheimers is very overwhelming. I hope that you have some respite, so you are not doing it all alone.
Sometimes just too many things going on in our lives can just be too much for us and it really stresses us out.
I'm sorry you're feeling this way and I hope things improve for you.

Thanks so much for your kind words.
Thankfully the memory thing seems to have improved as my body has adjusted to the meds but I'm still getting a lot of shock-like pains while eating and talking. Going back to the neurologist on Monday to see what can be done.
You are so right about the stress. Not only does my husband have Alzheimer's but also some new health problems so it is very hard. I am working on respite once we get all his physical problems sorted out.
Hopefully the TN will also settle down then.