Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Jypsy wrote: >another " for a mother question " > > " My son (21) does things and when asked why he honestly cannot remember >even doing them. He did something at his last job and when questioned he >told them that he may have done it but he honestly does not remember doing >it upon which they fired him. He is extremly honest.... " > >she's wondering if the memory thing is an Aspie thing....... anyone relate? [i definitely shouldn't have re-read Snippets....] One of the snips on my Snippets page is called something like " Short-term Memory " and is about a few things that can make responding to such questions difficult for us. But I'm not sure any of them fits this case. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 The one question -Anne, has not answered is about meds, hence why I asked it. I take Neurontin and whilst the pain relief is great the forgetting the word half way through a sentence is something I experience too............mind you, I used to do that before I took the drug! lol The driving experience is also familier. I used to drive home from work and wonder how I had travelled so far without an recallection of it??? (Pre Neurontin) I find the Neurontin an good drug and I don't think the side effects I experience are as bad as others I have heard of. When I recently upped the deose, I noticed the moodiness increasing but I'm settled now. YES I AM!!!! (he he) Carey Partly cloudy, Hove UK > My experience with neurontin is that it deinately gave my problems with > memory. I usually wouldn't evne drive when I was taking it. People would tell me > one thing and then I would forget it the next day., My mom had to handle all of > my childrens activities and appointments because I just couldn't remember or > organize anything. I noticed a huge difference in memory and energy when I > stopped it- of course I also noticed nerve pain bacl that felt like my foot was on > fire- it is a very tough trade off/decision for me as far as taking this > medication. I can't live in the agony but I have a bit less quality of days and > function with some things when I take it. Does anyone take anything else for > nerve pain that we have not talked about here yet? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Forgot to answer your question. Anti seizure meds seem to be the gold standard when it comes to nerve pain but these are being refined all the time. My PM doc told me of a new one called Pregabalin. He's only prescribed it 3 times and is yet to have any feedback but I'll be happy to let you know his thoughts when I see him next. Another thing - Amitriptyline (Elavil in the USA). It's a good med for nerve issues and sleep ones too. I take it with neurontin and the double whammy effect helps better than either on it's own Carey Hove UK > My experience with neurontin is that it deinately gave my problems with > memory. I usually wouldn't evne drive when I was taking it. People would tell me > one thing and then I would forget it the next day., My mom had to handle all of > my childrens activities and appointments because I just couldn't remember or > organize anything. I noticed a huge difference in memory and energy when I > stopped it- of course I also noticed nerve pain bacl that felt like my foot was on > fire- it is a very tough trade off/decision for me as far as taking this > medication. I can't live in the agony but I have a bit less quality of days and > function with some things when I take it. Does anyone take anything else for > nerve pain that we have not talked about here yet? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 I have found that some medicines really affect my memory- my family is continuously telling me " I told you before " etc. I find my concentration is affected too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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