Re: bad memory and meds

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my memory is so bad that even if I read about a treatment I cannot remeber about it well enough to discuss it with my doctor.

One of the things I find most helpful is to print out the articles I read, then I take them with me to the MD. I highlight the stuff I want to talk with him about, so that I can find it quickly.

FSR, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research has a great Q & A sheet-- that you can take with you.

One other thing I noticed when I was taking Ambien nightly to sleep-- my short-term memory went to hell. If wasn't until I'd been off of the sleeping med, and several months had gone by-- that i started doing better. (Not good, but better.) I read later that memory loss is common with sleeping pills.

Food for thought. . .

Sincerely,

Tracie

NS Co-owner/moderator

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Butting in here again , but just to mention that I always have the same problem going into the dr's office. My mind goes completely BLANK! I forget everything I want to ask him or what I want to talk to him about. So now I bring a typed list; easier to read & simplified as possible -all the questions or notes I want to bring up. I do this with my meds too - typed in a list. For articles, I print them out too and circle the main points so he can see them quickly. I put everything in a folder to keep together and easy access. I can also take notes from what he says and put them in my folder. This keeps all lines of communication open and keeps records all in one spot so I don't lose them! lolDebbie T.Co-Moderatortiodaat@... wrote: my memory is so bad that even if I read about a treatment I cannot remeber about it well enough to discuss it with my doctor. One of the things I find most helpful is to print out the articles I read, then I take them with me to the MD. I highlight the stuff I want to talk with him about, so that I can find it quickly. FSR, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research has a great Q & A sheet-- that you can take with you. One other thing I noticed when I was taking Ambien nightly to sleep-- my short-term memory went to hell. If wasn't until I'd been off of the sleeping med, and several months had gone by-- that i started doing better. (Not good, but better.) I read later that memory loss is common with sleeping pills.

Food for thought. . . Sincerely, Tracie NS Co-owner/moderator __________________________________________________

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Great idea!Debbie wrote: Butting in here again , but just to mention that I always have the same problem going into the dr's office. My mind goes completely BLANK! I forget everything I want to ask him or what I want to talk to him about. So now I bring a typed list; easier to read & simplified as possible -all the questions or notes I want to bring up. I do this with my meds too - typed in a list. For articles, I print them out too and circle the main points so he can

see them quickly. I put everything in a folder to keep together and easy access. I can also take notes from what he says and put them in my folder. This keeps all lines of communication open and keeps records all in one spot so I don't lose them! lolDebbie T.Co-Moderatortiodaat (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote: In a message dated 12/11/06 12:15:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, anybuddyhere (AT) yahoo (DOT) com writes:

my memory is so bad that even if I read about a treatment I cannot remeber about it well enough to discuss it with my doctor. One of the things I find most helpful is to print out the articles I read, then I take them with me to the MD. I highlight the stuff I want to talk with him about, so that I can find it quickly. FSR, Foundation

for Sarcoidosis Research has a great Q & A sheet-- that you can take with you. One other thing I noticed when I was taking Ambien nightly to sleep-- my short-term memory went to hell. If wasn't until I'd been off of the sleeping med, and several months had gone by-- that i started doing better. (Not good, but better.) I read later that memory loss is common with sleeping pills. Food for thought. . . Sincerely, Tracie NS Co-owner/moderator __________________________________________________