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Old 03-08-2014, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by mrsD View Post
Any drug that causes .... sedation, can affect memory too.
Yep. That "mild" sedative (Umm... I forget what it was... ) they give you for colonoscopies comes to mind—it was a doozy. Fortunately, there were no longterm effects from that one. (But... would I remember if there were? Egad! )

I don't recall any memory loss from the minimal doses of benzodiazapines I've been given sporadically over the years. But... if I don't remember memory loss, does that mean it didn't happen—or that it did... I'M SO CONFUSED!!!

The ones that [I remember] hit me worst were in the antidepressant & antiseizure groups—all given for chronic pain, and none of them worked for that... as I recall.

Though I lament all the deleterious effects they've had on me, I've got to consider it posthumorously*.

Doc

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