I've been on this site on and off for the past few years. I've read a lot and I know the answer to this is to probably 'do my own research' but it can be a bit overwhelming as there are so many options out there.
I'm looking for things I can try, primarily, to improve, or prevent any further decline, in short term memory. Any boosts in relation to anxiety, depression would be a welcome extra.
When I was a teenager I was prescribed Lexapro for anxiety and ever since I took that, my short term memory has been terrible. I think I was probably prescribed this too young while my brain was still developing. I don't know if Lexapro is linked to brain damage / memory problems, or whether I just got unlucky. The timing of my taking of the drug and the onset of my memory problems make this too convincing for me to be written off as a coincidence.
I can still function day to day and work full time but I do miss the things I took for granted. I can go into details on the kind of memory problems I have if this would help.
But anyway I am looking for things I can try that might help. I suppose I am looking for a miracle because I don't think there's anything out there that can reverse damage already done.
I'm also wondering whether I should get professional advice. Would an MRI brain scan reveal anything? People talk about gene tests on here quite a lot, but I have no idea if they're offered (I'm in the UK). GP here would generally just prescribe a random anti-depressant with no research on compatibility - which is what messed me up in the first place.
I have tried in the past rosea rhodiola which had a stimulating effect for me, but as has often been reported, the effects started to diminish after a few weeks and I never got back to how it felt initially. It didn't help with memory but it was good for anxiety for a while. I kind of gave up with trying things after that for a few years until recently when I tried the Mind Lab Pro stack - this thing was horrible and I had to stop it after a few days - there's so much stuff in there, it's impossible to know which things I didn't react well to - so from now on stacks are definitely off the table and I'll be looking to try initially one new thing at a time and build it up / rotate.
Thanks for any recommendations
Edited by silvergymnasium, 19 January 2019 - 10:28 AM.