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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse
This is one of the reasons I can't work at all. I have what's called CRS---Can't Remember S***. My pdoc says it's not dementia, which I feared, but rather a combination of repeated bipolar episodes and the meds I take to treat it. I'm very stable now but my short-term memory is shot. I lost my last job because I couldn't learn the computer program. I can quote you the lyrics from a song that came out in 1968 but can't tell you what I ate for lunch today, or even if I ate lunch at all.
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My psychiatrist told me the same thing. In my case my Bipolar is unstable and I've had only one episode-free month all year. I was a well paid, respected health professional but have not been to work since diagnosis. I have been told I will never work again.
I had some cognitive testing done a few months ago. It showed that my brain is not encoding new info hence the short term memory loss. I also struggle with being able generate information. Hence, I sometimes stand at the top of a flight of stairs and have a complete mental blank about how I can get down them.
I am very lucky because I am paid salary discontinuance through my previous employers insurance.