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Anxiety medicine and memory loss

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 9 12:13am | Replies (24)

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I had a similar thing a while ago, I was given a script for medication to help with pelvic floor muscle contractions, basically the drug was an older antidepressant but in low doses it relieves pain. I am a little phobic about meds and I go through terrible anxiety to start any new ones, a big mistake I made is to research any meds I’m given, it’s a bad thing to do because you’re not going to feel any better about the meds, in fact it can make things harder for you. I have struggled with this most of my life but I now have to try harder not to do this anymore and it’s tough to do. I think that sometimes we have to put more faith and trust in those people who are there to help but there’s nothing wrong with being very careful at the same time, sometimes there’s a fine line between the two but in my case I finally took the medication and it helped me a lot, I could have saved myself from months of pain and worry but I’m this way by nature. I truly hope that you will finally find the answers you need and wish you the best outcome.

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Thank you for sharing and for all of you who are reading! I usually google most of my new meds but none have got me spooked like this one. I am 63 and very concerned about my memory especially since I don't think it's the greatest. Oh and my grandmother had Alzheimer's disease. Also, I was on Paxil for about 10 years mainly for menopause and sometimes wonder if that didn't mess with my memory. I agree with what you are saying about researching too much. I'm definitely guilty here. I will try to convince myself that I need to put more faith and trust in my doctor. I appreciate that good advice. Please pray for me that I can convince myself to take it.