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Depression causes many unpleasant symptoms and memory loss is one of the lesser known of them. Find out why this happens and what you can do about it
If you are suffering from depression you probably expect to feel sad, hopeless or tearful. But finding it also affects your memory might come as a nasty surprise. Yet researchers are in agreement that depression can lead to memory loss, so why exactly does this happen?
Here’s the science
Memory problems relating to depression are thought to happen because your brain’s processing speed – its ability to take in information quickly and efficiently – becomes impaired when you’re depressed, which affects how you process and retrieve memories.
Plus, lots of people who are depressed are also distracted and have difficulty concentrating, which can prevent them really focusing on things enough to remember them. Depression has a tendency to trap you in ‘negative thought-loops’ which is why it’s been dubbed an ‘interference phenomenon’ by some experts. You become fixated on these thoughts to the extent that they interfere with your ability to remember other facts or information.
What can you do?
Treatment for depression usually involves a combination of medicines, talking therapies and self-help. There might be a certain amount of trial and error while you find what works for you.
It may also depend on how serious your depression is. Mild to moderate depression can sometimes be managed with exercise, self-help groups and talking therapies. But more serious cases of depression could need antidepressant medication and the support of a mental health team, alongside the other treatments.
If you are worried that memory loss problems might be a symptom of a wider issue such as depression, the sooner you find out the better you soon could feel. See your GP and he can give you an initial assessment and refer you on from there.
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Can severe depression cause memory loss?
Yes, severe depression can cause memory loss and many other losses of mental function. Try searching mayo clinic newsletter and web site for depression.
Can loss of consciousness lead to loss of memory?
It depends upon whether they hit their head or not. A bump to the head can cause memory loss. Another cause of memory loss is stress or anxiety.
Does Fluoxetine cause memory loss or cause a negative change in brain function?
THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME TOO I USE IT FOR MY DEPRESSION AND I USE IT FOR MY PANIC ATTACKS sorry for the caps. when I start and stop I notice this happens to me to .what is happening to you. IDK what to do, since my therapist is disagreeing with me, though i do not believe it does not cause memory loss. I started playing memory games to sharpen my skills. I am on 20 mgs of fluoxetine and am experiencing memory loss, and the abiltity to find words while speaking...
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a disorder and sometime depression
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Confusion, memory loss, depression, anxiety.
Does Topomax cause memory loss?
What?
Can severe blood loss cause memory loss?
It can cause confusion in the short term. But it would not cause long term memory loss, unless there was some type of brain damage.
What ailment is discribed as the loss of ones memory?
Amnesia, but Dementia and Alzheimer's also cause loss of memory.
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Here you are more likely to suffer from mood swings then loss of memory.
Does pristiq cause memory loss?
yes
What is the cause of loss of memory?
One of them is earwax.
What can cause memory loss and confusion?
alzheimers
