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memory loss

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 22:37

I am 17 years old, and i suffer from memory loss.

for about the past 5 years (has gotten ESPECIALLY bad within the past 2), my memory has been suffering. I can recall long term stuff, but short term is really bad.

My mom took me to a neurologist who examined me (about four years ago) and decided the memory loss (i also would suffer from attention issues and "blanking out," but the memory is probably the biggest issue) was because of my epilepsy, which i was diagnosed way back in first grade... i now see a psychologist who specializes in epilepsy, and i take "Kepra" medication, but i dont find it helpful... could the prescription be wrong? should i ask my doctor to up my dose?

does epilepsy even sound like the issue? could the neurologist have been wrong?

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