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Sep 23, 2016, 10:28 PM
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Hello
At my last CBT the therapist is concerned I have early onset dementia. I take 2 mg of alprazolam a day and have been taking it 13 yrs. So if I taper off is it going to heal or delay it. I'm 50 and don't know if its worth it it's one of the hardest meds to come off I also am getting divorced. I already have memory problems. |
 avlady, Open Eyes, Skeezyks
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Sep 24, 2016, 12:32 AM
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Have you had a physical with complete lab work recently? If not I would say rule out anything physical like they round, hormones or vitamin deficiencies .
The stress of getting divorced is enough for anyone to forget things. As for your benzo , yeah they can be hell to get off of.... But if the taper is done slow enough it's usually doable for most people. In the middle of a divorce????? I don't think that I would taper off until the dust settled. Take care
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Sep 24, 2016, 03:42 AM
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I think it is common to have some memory loss at our age.
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Sep 24, 2016, 09:06 AM
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Gosh I have loss of memory too but it's the meds
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Sep 24, 2016, 11:53 AM
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I already told everyone i know that i think i'm losing it mentally!!!can't remember stuff etc.i'm 55 and have had several head injuries. oh well good luck to you and myself!!
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Sep 24, 2016, 03:57 PM
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Hi Christina
Yeah I am with u. especially of the emotional beating I took the last 10 years. Another thing is 9/15/15 Had my dose of paroxotine reduced from 40mg to 20mg early morning on 9/30/15 I woke up and it was like a pack of firecrackers going off in my head. I have not been well since they did medical test but no type of neurology . My ex-to be left I have been without income for a year SDDI just denied my claim and now u tell me this. |
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Sep 24, 2016, 04:08 PM
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I have more than memory loss. vertigo. lots of tremors, ringing in my head loss of bowel sensation leaky butt, constant pressure in my head and eyes I could go on but you get it. I then went deaf in June from what the said was fluid behind my ears so now i have tubes in.This is all started after reduction of paroxetine I have been taking for 13 yrs.
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Sep 24, 2016, 04:15 PM
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Thanks for all your input yes alprazolam is known to cause this and if it's not going to heal why go through the withdrawal .
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