Memory Loss

[Fibromepainless]

Has anyone else side effects such as memory loss with certain meds???? Well ! It has with me. The long off the story , I was taken to hospital last year about now, Suspected stroke, got the all clear to go home after hours in hospital in which I was relieved.

Head Consultant said that the pins and needle feelings in my head, down my face, both cheek bones, lips and down left arm was probably coming from Fibromyalgia, he sent me then to Neurology, while there I said about my memory being bad, last I saw him he looked up the med and read that Nefopan and Pregabalin can cause memory loss. Since I have been taken off them .xx

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

Yes, some medications can affect memory as a side effect. X

[Acemedsec in reply to Hazel_Angelstar]

Yes I had memory loss to such an extent I went in the loo at the airport and couldn’t remember which was one male or female!! It was on holiday that I that I worked out it all stemmed back to the tablets. Once I came off them things improved as regards my memory. Unfortunately the benefits disappeared as well but still trying to find an alternate to help my sleep. I hope you feel better off them too!

[Fibromepainless in reply to Acemedsec]

Sounds familliar .........Don't mean to laugh, Your story certainly brightened my day.

I'm on Paracetamol, Only downfall, my moods have got worse since off them . X

[Treewade]

I got sent to psychatry who think i have disasosiative disorder i think shes wrong but eho am i lol but cant have memory retested til psychatry has finnished with me lol

[Thunder1]

Hi I'm on Pregablin and Amitiptyline my memory is terrible. Everyone says it's Fibro fog well I can be talking about something one minute and the next forget what I was talking about. It can't always be blamed on the Fibromyalgia it must be the Pregablin but don't know what I can replace the Pregablin with ? 😞.What did you replace it with ? X

[Fibromepainless in reply to Thunder1]

To be honest if it wasn't for getting sent to hospital for emergency wouldn't have known it was the tablets ..

I feel as if it's not as bad as it was , I still have foggy mo' s . Tho. Hugs .x

[Thunder1 in reply to Fibromepainless]

Hugs back X

[Fibromepainless in reply to Thunder1]

Sorry I didn't reply, Hi take paracetamol. And Naproxan for the pain ..x

[Thunder1 in reply to Fibromepainless]

Can't take naproxen otherwise I would but I suffer from gastro esophagul disease and take other tablets for that 🙄😘

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You can check the side effects of any medication on the BNF website

bnf.nice.org.uk

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Hi did you collapse or what happened?

As a TIA causes that if prolongs into a mini stroke.

I had that Doctor thought panic attack!

Hospital just said "Out" next.

Yet speaking to a lady one day she said TIA said she was a specialist stroke nurse!.

Since speaking to stroke association they said more a stroke as things have lasted as memory and way i am with people/situations and done something to my hand as clench one side when walking.

Had pins and needles everything went numb BP was 185/115

[Fibromepainless]

Hiya... Sorry to hear this , I didn't collapse, I went to GP , then hospital

I had the Memory test done last year and a couple months ago..both read the same, Neurology looked up my symptoms and the side effects off the tablets, x

[YASMINTINA FMA UK Volunteer]

Hi there, thank you for the information I read always of interest of members experiences, I did the same thing go in men’s changing rooms couple years back and got a sturn look from a gentleman lucky he was covered by a towel, I moved very quickly that day😃xx