I realized today that the same time that my dingy issues began and I started to forget everything was also the time when Dr. Head (the one that I go visit for the whole cyclothymic issue) decided to try me out on a different medicine. I guess I didn’t think about it before because I’ve been feeling so great on this medicine. Well, great aside from the fact that I can’t remember what I study for more than 10 minutes, which doesn’t do me any good when the tests roll around. It seemed like a smart idea to look into it (I still have an appointment with Dr. Has-a-Clue, the blood pressure doctor, for next week) and so I got an appointment to see him.
The second I walked in to his office, he said he was surprised that on a relatively low does I was suffering from the memory-loss side effect. Ok, he used some fancy word that began with a “C” that basically meant that I’ve become quite flaky. He then went on to ask if I’ve had a dry mouth lately – uh, yeah. I had just sucked down about 32 oz. of water while sitting in his waiting room. So we’re changing the meds. Hopefully we won’t lose the positive effects that this one brought on, but I’ll be able to find my brain again.
I knew it was a bit odd to go from having straight A’s to making C’s in almost all of my classes. Just not right. I wonder if the teachers will take a note from my doctor and let me take those tests over? Hm. Well, it actually won’t hurt me too bad in some of the classes – they drop the lowest test grade and replace it with our quiz average if it is higher. So there is still a chance to pull it all up.
I’m just so happy to know it wasn’t just my imagination that I was forgetting everything so fast.
8 replies on “It Isn’t All in My Head…”
So good to know that there’s a reason for your “dingy-ness”…. now if only I could find a reason for mine 😉
Sorry for posting this here but I couldn’t find a spot to e-mail you. I thought you might find this story interesting. Crazy knitters.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3672255.html
You might get a note…when my mom’s thyroid freaked out and she was having concentration and memory problems, she explained the situation to the instructors, who were (mostly) understand and took it into consideration when calculating final grades (she like you had A’s and suddenly didn’t, which already had the instructors worried what was wrong). Hope the new medicine works 🙂
I’m glad you were able to get to the bottom of that little mystery. Let’s hope that the new medication doesn’t do the same with your memory.
Ooh, that is so freaky! I’d definitely ask if you can re-take or in some other way make up those grades; the worst they can do is say you can’t, which leaves you exactly where you are *without* asking.
Back to my whole thing of thinking taking medicines (except very necessary ones such as for b.p.) are for the birds! One thing always affects another. That is the human body. I’d quit the med and get my memory back!
I’m glad you were able to get to the bottom of that little mystery. Let’s hope that the new medication doesn’t do the same with your memory.
Hmm. Do they really make a med to make you less flaky? If so, can I get me some? 😛