Memory loss from Anxiety???

[Amarie37]

Does anyone ever feel like you’re a little more forgetful? i’ve recently been feeling like i’m having trouble with short term memory and i don’t know if its the anxiety or something else. Im young still so it’s worrisome

[Davidatp]

Yes, I do feel like I’m a little more forgetful sometimes. Whether or not it’s from the anxiety, medication I don’t know. It is a little bit worrisome.

God bless.

David

[MDMshel]

I think memory loss is from anxiety. When I get anxious, I get forgetful.

[Amarie37 in reply to MDMshel]

ok thought it was just me.

[MDMshel in reply to Amarie37]

No, you are doing fine!

[Laura-ashley]

Yes I find I am forgetful too a lot I even forgot to pay a few bills as to this issue and starting new mood stabilizers so for me I think the combo .. and yes I worry when this happens to me too on a daily basis .. anxiety sucks

[Amarie37 in reply to Laura-ashley]

Yes it does, hope everything gets better for you 🙂

[Laura-ashley in reply to Laura-ashley]

The dr thinks my bad memory is from taking Ativan and klonopin... but I’m

Also on lamitcal and an antidepressant .

[Want2BHappy3]

I think the forgetfulness could be both? so I'm not sure because I don't take my medication consistently. That worries me because sometimes I just go blank.

I sometimes forget what day of the week it is? trouble staying focused and in my case possibly maybe dementia it runs in my family.

[Amarie37 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

Yea i’ve been having a lack of focus as well..

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Amarie37]

Stay strong and take care of yourself

[Amarie37 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

Thanks i will

[Anxious2befree]

Yep I'm the same

[Starrlight]

Same. I think it’s from anxiety. I get so in my head it’s hard to concentrate and recall. Alzheimer’s runs in my family but I’m 41 so I don’t think that’s it.

[Amarie37 in reply to Starrlight]

Its crazy all the things anxiety does to our bodies, i also thought it could be maybe alzheimer’s but i’m too young for that and it doesn’t run in my life so idk maybe ill go get checked out and see i pray all goes well.

[Starrlight in reply to Amarie37]

Where will you go? Your primary care doc? Best to you Amarie37!

[Rookie0132]

Your medicine could have something to do with it also. I’m on Ativan just as needed and when I take it for a couple days it makes me feel mentally foggy and forgetful.

[Amarie37 in reply to Rookie0132]

The medicine i was prescribed i haven’t taken so i know that it can’t be that. My mind is always racing and on overload so i’m thinking my anxiety has gotten so bad to now i’m having these foggy moments.

[Mark1256]

It has to do with where your concentration is. I know what that feels like for sure. When u have anxiety, your attention is on that almost all the time. When it it subsides, u should get better with the concentration.

[Amarie37 in reply to Mark1256]

I hope so, thanks!

[Matt3013]

Hey, yeah I suffer with this lots, since my anxiety started it is really hard to remember stuff, also attention, I cannot get through a book or concentrate for long time

[Amarie37 in reply to Matt3013]

Yes same here and i feel dizzy at times.

[Survivor_17_]

Totally happens to me. I have been super forgetful ever since the worst of my anxiety and depression hit at 13 years old.

[Hidden]

Its bad,it causes focus issues, memory problems and other things

[19malpas]

Yes i also have really bad memory loss with anxiey i have to right most things dwn & tick them off.