Hi Leanne, I've been on a lot of meds and they all affected my memory to some degree. When I went off of them, my memory gradually returned to normal so I don't think yours should be permanent, of course if you are still having problems after being off the med for an extended period of time, you should speak to your doctor about it.

Has any of your doctors discussed having an MVD since your MRI's have shown a neuro/vascular conflict? Is this something that you would be interested in? A lot of people have had good results with them. I see you are still having remissions, which is great. I stopped having them about five to six years ago but I also have bilateral pain and its a mix of classic and atypical pain. Anyway, people are sometimes scarce around the weekend, so check back during the week for more responses. There are chat rooms here as well. I don't frequent them though. Take care and low pain wishes to you, EE