Hi, @helenfrances - I have had some minor memory problems from taking fluoxetine (Prozac), and I don't think my doctor warned me about that, either. I think that doctors really do weigh the pros and cons for you in prescribing, but I don't believe they always spell out all the side effects possible. In fact, I think that they really assume you read all the paperwork from the pharmacy on side effects, and they never know for sure what, if any, side effects you will experience (e.g., I've read a lot on Connect about patients having side effects from gabapentin, and when I took it for postherpetic neuralgia, I experienced no side effects while taking it or while tapering off). I've found pharmacists in their consults when you get a new medication seem to warn a bit more about side effects.