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Can these medications change personality?

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citalopram, vyvanse, wellbutrin, xanax

Does anyone have experience or knowledge about medications changing personality and contributing to memory issues? My wife has been telling me how drastically out of character I have been for several months, and I don't seem to agree. Thanks!

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Most definitely

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Citalopram made me so poorly. Can’t really speak about the other listed meds though. Currently taking moderate dose Venlafaxine (Effexor XR). The memory issues and confused states I have are still problematic unfortunately. I take Aripiprazole (Abilify) too as recommended by pdoc. I personally feel overmedicated. But without meds I cannot seem to face doing anything including getting out of bed in a morning. I think we put a lot of pressure on pills to fix every issue within our lives however I do believe that the individual has to make the desired change from within his/her mind to achieve recovery. This sounds a bit cliché and off-piste but I hope that it provides some insight...

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Thank you - agreed! Keep positive.

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