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Originally Posted by rose1985
My psych nurse swears it's the benzos that can cause dementia. She is tapering me slowly off them. I went from 2 mgs of lorazepam to now 3 mgs of diazepam. I started on 20 mgs of diazepam. But I also think other meds can cause problems. But I will be happy to be off benzos. Here in Washington they are really cracking down on all controlled meds. Best to just be off them.
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My pdoc only treats people 55 and older. I'm 65. I've taken Klonopin since 1987 and he insists that I have to stop taking it because of the way it affects memory in older people. It'll be hard, but it might be worth it if my short term memory improves. Now it's bad. Not dementia bad, but annoyingly and embarrassingly (is that a word?) bad.
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Dx: BP2 with GAD and OCD
Seroquel 100 mg
Risperdal 0.5 mg
Clonazepam (Klonopin) 1.5 mg
Buspar 5 mg
Lamictal 200 mg
Coversyl Plus for high blood pressure
Crestor for high cholesterol
Asmanex
Ventolin
