| Hstuerke |
Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
Does meth use cause Memory Loss? I ask
because my dh forgets everything I say...says I never said these
things...makes me feel like I'm going crazy or some shiat. The
other day he even forgot that he told me the neighbors got their
water shut off...we even argued about it...he SERIOUSLY doesn't
remember telling me...is this normal? |
| Replies... |
Paws
from hell |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
Since when does anything with meth abuse /
addiction come into the same sentence with normal.
YES, for this addict, I have lots of problems with memory.
We call it CRS.
I know I suffer from bad memory loss, I'm only a newbie in
recovery.
I'm hoping to either adjust, or get better. |
| cortyshell |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
Depression causes memory loss |
| Loraura |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
Yes, it actually DOES damage areas of the
brain responsible for short term memory.
I posted more about this on AM a while back, I'll try to go find
it. |
| danimal55 |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
Uh....what's the question again?
Oh yeah! memory loss...to concur with Al, we suffer chronic CRS,
or in layman's terms, "Teflon Brain"...
'cause nothing sticks to it. |
| Loraura |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
OK, yes, Meth effects the hippocampus part of
the brain, which is responsible for short term memory.
More detail as to the why of it from a UCLA study on how
Methamphetamine Alters Brain Structure:
A team of scientists who used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
to compare the brains of 22 methamphetamine users to those of 21
control subjects. People in the methamphetamine group had used
approximately 3.4 grams of the drug each week for an average of
10.5 years.
MRI of methamphetamine users showed three significant brain
abnormalities:
1. Smaller cingulate areas (volume reduced by 11.3%).
2. Smaller hippocampus (volume reduced by 7.8%). Also,
changes in the size of the hippocampus were correlated to
changes in performance on a memory test.
3. Larger volume of white matter around the hippocampus (volume
increased by 7.0%).
These brain abnormalities may help explain the depression,
paranoia and memory problems experienced by chronic users of
methamphetamine |
| chrisgonz |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
is there anything we can do to help with
memory loss???
I tried ginkoba years ago... it made me dizzy. |
| cuzicare |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
I'm interested too. I suffer from memory loss
- never used meth, but I drank a lot, smoked some weed over the
years.
I have been under stress and depressed.
13 days no drinks! |
| Loraura |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
Time.... all you can do is give your brain
clean time so that it can find new, undamaged, pathways for
storing and retrieving information.
Meth shoots holes in your network wiring, so to speak.
Your brain is a pretty good network engineer, and will rewire as
needed, but it takes time to do all that.
Auditory and verbal information is stored differently than
visual information.
So if you need to remember something:
1) Say it out loud.
2) Write it down and put it somewhere, that you will see it.
3) Repeat it
I don't function without a To Do list. |
Naiev
Newlywed |
Re: Does meth use cause Memory Loss?
I used to safety pin notes to hubby's
clothes.
That was AFTER he would delete my text messages and still
forget. |
