@gastrogirl

I remember my family's names .. but actors, doctors and people I have little interaction with I have a hard time remember their names. I have a hard time remembering my words .. in the middle of saying something yesterday I left off the last two words of the sentence… my mind just went somewhere else for a sec or two. .. then back to the moment finished my sentence. I sometimes cannot think of a simple word. I don't eat or rest well. .. I have pernicious anemia and take a multi-vitamin and have a B12 shot monthly. My labs were fine earlier this year. Towards the low side of Vitamin d, but within range. I just had blood draw and urine sample again this week and we will see how they are at my appointment with doctor in January. My general practitioner has said it is lack of sleep that causes me to forget.

I unintentionally went off my PPI totally by mid Oct. I started vomiting in August .. no appointments available at Mayo Jax. Food was not staying down and I could see the PPI capsule floating in the commode. I tried opening the capsules and mixing with applesauce or water… the beads floated when vomiting. I talked my local gastro dr into doing the endoscopy and he found a small stricture and gastritis. So I just stuck with chewable Pepcid, generic Maalox and doing okay right now. He suggested I go to Emory gastro clinic. It may be no better getting an appointment there. I may call Mayo again in January.

After being off the PPI for a bit I am still searching for words, but not as much. So did it affect my memory… does the pain medication I take cause memory problems or even my asthma and allergy meds?

I also have a slight blockage of my right carotid artery. Does that affect memory? Probably. The lack of sleep too. I hurt a lot at night and am not one that takes naps in the daytime. Today I did for about 30 minutes. I haven't felt good today .. allergies I think but could be a cold or some other virus coming on.

Maybe look at your meds .. go over them with a pharmacist.. a doctor just prescribes drugs and knows very little about the drugs. With gastro problems you may need a different form of a drug .. chewable, liquid or injection.

If not drugs it could be natural with aging memory loss.

As always wishing you the best in life.
Merry Christmas,
ZeeGee