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MCI is basically only short term memory loss. Sorry, we have no experience with seizures or medications for seizures. Bonnie
I know nothing about seizures and meds but noticed when I was in college in my 40's that I would study one day only to have it disappear the next day for the exam. I learned that many short study periods helps to put the information into the long term memory bank, and I realized that I didn't concentrate well at all with my hectic lifestyle and stress levels. I have learned that the brain needs exercise to keep it working well, and the memory works about like the muscles: the less you use it the weaker it becomes. I managed to do reasonably well in my classes, but nothing like the easy memory I had in my youth and the photographic memory I had playing music. A symphony musician told me they practice many hours a day in their older years to keep up the level of memory and skill in order to perform. So I work two Sudoku puzzles a day and play a few songs on the piano, read two newspapers, and try hard to understand something I am reading which makes no sense at all. I find that people who think differently are interesting to me while I try to figure them out, even though I don't always agree with their views. I never was an athlete but I stretch my brain. And I just love figuring out algebra and teaching basic concepts to children. It makes me feel like a winner, even though I no longer need to know much about algebra in my live.
My daughter balances my checkbook for me. I am spoiled in that respect. You need to keep working at it. And you need to sleep well.
Eventually the body and the mind do wear out a bit, so you do less and take less risk. I don't drive as much. Dorisena