How depression causes memory and thinking problems
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Being depressed (diagnosed and with psychiatric support) I feel I am getting more "stupid". I forget things and have reduced ability to solve problems.
Ditto!!! It’s frustrating and it’s making me more depressed.
I feel you…my memory got dramatically worse and my brain processes information much slower. Antidepressants helped me to feel a bit better but did nothing to restore my cognitive functions. I feel so dumb and it’s so frustrating
Maybe somehow your body is protecting you to make up more problems with its collateral damage that also the good part of memory falls apart.
Whoa!! You are speaking curses into Existence 😢😮
I relate to this a lot. I felt dumb, inconsiderate and unable to think clearly,. I couldn’t focus on or remember what someone had just said to me. But!.. your brain is highly adaptive, and it can and will regrow and relearn. After months of therapy and antidepressants, my memory and concentration has improved enormously. Yours can and will too.
Like dealing with depression itself isn't enough, let's throw some memory issues into the mix. But knowledge is power and now that we know about the problems we can work to deal with them. Thank you Dr Marks 👍
How exactly can someone solve a problem like this? Antidepressants?
@@FuuTails Well, you'll practice neuroplasticity. Antidepressant just helps to minimize the depression symptoms.
That's why you need therapy to get back onto the track
@@xoazelinox4567 Antidepressants are not just symptom relievers. And therapy can be a helpful, complimentary approach to depression, but just like antidepressants, it doesn’t work for everyone.
@@GS-cg3yn I see, thank you for letting me know what's wrong.
As far as I know, medication is 1st treatment for depression and 2nd treatment is therapy.
@@xoazelinox4567 I think you are right here, I just meant that meds do more than just manage symptoms and therapy works for many but unfortunately not all. Frankly I think the world would improve if therapy (or some form of it) was a regular part of high school.
38 years later it was recognized I have fought with ptsd from my military service. The accompanying depression was ugly. I have been in treatment for these for the past 2.5 years and I have great improvement.
I’m almost 68, and looking forward to many great years ahead. We have bodacious longevity in our family so I see 107 and healthy as realistic and desirable, dagnabbit!
Thank you, Dr. Marks for these videos!
Thank you for your service, and I’m sorry that you didn’t get the treatment you needed sooner!! Cheers to 40 more beautiful years!
Wow I’m so glad you’re getting treatment! Good on you for doing that. It can be hard work. Thank you for your service❤
THANK YOU! This video confirms what I suspected. You are the first person, place I've heard this correlation. Thank you from the bottom to the top of my ❤.
I also thought about the same thing but could not get myself to do any research
Remember having friends who thought i was insane when i was depressed cuz i wouldn’t remember something i had just said or did…
I have this problem even now sometimes because of adhd. It was worse though before medication.
@DeleteTheTalmud I got diagnosed by going through the proper medical channels via my PCP. Before that, I started looking into it and spoke to people who also have both adhd and autism and felt like maybe that might also be me. So when I described my symptoms to my doctor and everything I had to deal with, when I saw psychiatrists and therapist, they all agreed I should be tested. I took a three hour test with a psychologist, and they determined that I have both ASD and ADHD
(Add and adhd are now considered the same thing btw)
Did it get better for you? What did you do?
Oh my goodness! I have been depressed off and on my whole life! I really don't need my brain cells to deplete anymore than they may have already!
Before I got medicated it was starting to scare me because I thought I was losing myself. Started to forget things more, like where I placed things, what I might of said or done. It impaired me so much I'd forget to do basic things. Paired with adhd, it got to the point I literally could only sit there staring at a wall for hours but it seemed like 30 mins.
Wow!!! I've struggled with depression most of my life and I never heard of this until today.
Thank you!!
I can’t work anymore because of my bad memory and judgment- last time I tried it was all very humiliating…
😭I’m so sorry
Relatable. I either sound like a robot or have a meltdown or am barely able to recall what/when I last ate. I just want this to end but without a job I can't afford treatment so merely existing and doing so poorly feels just like a damn limbo.
I was hospitalized for depression, and i was told it was "kind of like dementia." After a week or so on the drugs they gave me, I hadn't realized how bad I'd gotten until I was astonished at all the COLORS in the world!! Depression had literally dulled (depressed) my vision. Things are so much more vivid now. It's amazing!
DOCTOR! I've tries to read anything I can on effects of depression, as I've been severely depressed for a long time. I have never heard this, but it's almost a relief. My memory is scary bad, I have trouble remembering yesterday's details sometimes. This gives me hope.
Its true- aging with bp2 definitely causes "dumb down". Ive learned to just keep reading books for mental gymnastics, listen more & try to take my time when talking. With therapy, vitamins, minerals, herbs, intentional diet & sleep habits it softens the blow of living with this everyday. Losing my hat around the house beats losing my 🧠 in public lol
I’m curious, do any books help with mental gymnastics for you or specific kind? I read but mainly novels and hoping for some recommendations. Thanks!
@@SufferingsassafrassI'm a dork so I read miscellaneously, often in snippets and never forcefully. Articles are sometimes easier for retaining important info vs a book. Whatever you find rich, helpful and meaningful- dig into it & it'll evolve into the next title for you. 🙂
@@NatureHeadSupreme Thank you! 😊
I'm curious how childhood-onset depression affects brain development. I was first diagnosed w MDD at 13 but my symptoms started at ~8-10. I'm 25 now and i definitely feel "slow" around people my age, like the 90 year old almost deaf relative trying to participate in a conversation at thanksgiving.
Same here , let’s figure out how to “fix” it , I have found exercise really does help me especially after all the good side effects build up
Gl
Same, diagnosed at 10 with MDD in 2008. I personally believe childhood onset is an indicator of higher severity / higher genetic component / more pervasive / worse prognosis. everyone I’ve met who is severely mentally ill was childhood onset. This opportunity for research might be over because kids may be getting over diagnosed now
I have depression & anxiety, and haven’t heard about this. I’m having some memory problems, not debilitating, but assumed it was from my anxiety medication that I only take as needed. I’ll be looking more into this. Thanks !
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Makes perfect sense. When I have bouts of severe depression, I often wonder if I’m becoming senile. (I’m 73.)
I am actually afraid of getting dementia as I age. I've had memory problems since I was 16 due to C-ptsd. I'm missing whole years of my life. I've been doing okay, but I noticed after every traumatic event.. I just can't really remember the details. I know it's my mind's way of protecting us, but I have no idea what other things I've lost/am losing in the process.
Im 28 years old and have been living with bad depression for over 10 years, inside I feel so old so that would explain the pseudodemtia😞 some days it’s so hard. it makes me question why god would let people suffer like this. been praying for so long but it hasn’t gotten much better. Would love to find a great natural treatment to support the hippocampus otherwise it’s gonna be pretty hard to function in this ruthless existence.
Have you heard of TMS for depression
I started having depressing at 16 and now at 45, I'm still struggling terribly. If I could start again I would go on fish oil, 5htp, eat a carnivore / keto diet, exercise, not focus on being with anyone but learn to be by myself and be independent.
With your question about god... They say God knows all things from beginning to end... If that's true, then god created us knowing some of us would go to hell, but still created all of us anyway?? What loving god or parent would do that? Makes me see life as absurd. Who knows though...
Is the shrinkage of cells permanent?
Why haven't I heard of this? I have been having memory issues for years and assumed it was from having low normal B12 and vitamin D deficiency since my memory gets better when my levels are normal but the worse my depression is, or more stress I deal with, it still affects my memory. I was scared I was getting Alzheimer's since my grandma started showing signs of Alzheimer's in her early 50's (I was only in my late 20's when it got real bad but I didnt know what else it could be and before I had insanely good memory and could remember literally anything if I thought it was interesting). I had 2 psych evals and one neuropsych eval. The first 2 evals they thought I was exaggerating my symptoms and lying on the tests. The neuropsychologist diagnosed me with unspecified MCI. I have heard that depression can mess with your memory but I didn't think that it could be so severe. I even have a hard time talking a lot of the time because I can't remember words. Very frustrating.
What type of a doctor should we address this issue with? I am struggling in my career because my memory loss is increasing. I’m unable to retain technical details regardless if I repeatedly study the same content 😢
me too… nice name (the same as mine - Cinthia)
Just go to therapy A LOT, increase vitamins & minerals, reduce stress (even if that means a different job path) pay deep attention to what you eat & make sleep a huge priority. Don't get trapped with pharmaceuticals. From 1 stanger to another please believe me. Good luck.
Psychiatrist.
I’d start with a referral from your primary care doctor. A neurologist might be a recommendation. I need one too. 😢 sucks!
As a person with ADHD (undiagnosed for 38 years), how can I know when a memory issue is related to my depression comorbidity or to the ADHD itself?
Thanks for this video very helpful.
I've felt increasingly "dumb" over the last decade, too much to be explained by normal ageing. I hate it when people just tell me "no one remembers x or y" and I call bs. As someone that has always appreciated intelligence, because it's what allows me to understand complex concepts, because I love science, this is like adding insult to injury. As if major depressive disorder wasn't enough in itself. Cognition issues is like being eternally hungry but being unable to hold food down.
MDD gives me spacial issues.
Lost 85 pounds, went from size 44 waist to 34. When I look at my 34 pants, they look HUGE.
can you divulge more in this topic? i was a true gifted student : A+ in all AP classes type of gifted.... now its a miracle to get a passing grade....
I feel you. I used to rank top 5 in my school. Now I can barely do basic math for the life of me.
I have CMDD. Had my first depressive episode at 10 (now 36). I have a terrible memory. My own mother is often shocked by how little of my childhood I remember
Does the C stand for chronic?
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I am so thankful I found this channel. I am no hypochondriac and have always had a hard time trusting doctors, being all too aware how much of it is trial and error, and having far too much faith in my own facilities. I have heard so much on this channel that resonates with me, even if my therapist and PCP don’t see it bc I’m too ashamed and/or incoherent to properly explain how bad things really are…
I learn soooooo much from you. Thank you for what you do.
Is there a way to undo that damage?
My grandmother had undiagnosed depression for many years and eventually she did develop dementia so severe that she doesn't even know who she or I is anymore. However now she's living her best life and fulfilling all of her dreams and fantasies in her own mind while living in a nursing home. I've never seen her so happy.
I knew I had real brain issues in the firsts months of my burn out ! Thank you !
Fully agree to that. Glad that doctor spread those information. People need to know to understand the seriousness of having depression.
I’m mind blown right now. This explains SO MUCH! 🤯
Wow huge eye opener
Thank you!
I'm learning alot about depression. Thatd why I'm having memory problems and seeing things
Hello Dr. Marks . You are Amazing !
Wow, that’s super interesting. I didn’t know that
I've definitely experienced this.😢
I’ve never heard anyone talk about this except my dr when she diagnosed me with it
I don’t know if this happens to you a lot but when I feel stressed I get leg pains
A coworker of mine gets these and has started taking a magnesium supplement for it. 🤞🏽🤞🏽
@@Sufferingsassafrass ok thanks
This explains alot
I love your videos. Could you or do you plan to do one about PTSD and HPI ? Heard many things about it without knowing for sure.
I don't remember almost anything besides the pain of sore, swollen eyes from the time I was depressed. It's like it's been completely wiped out of my life, an entire year, as well as the last one, of being a teen
Yep that's how it was during Clinical DEPRESSION episodes in Bipolar Type 1 Disorder. I would say an educated guess as to why, is due the disturbance of your sleeping pattern.🥴😩🤷🏿♀️
Depression made a crappie of me. I drove past where I'm going and forgot it again on my way back. Angry at everyone and just being a big fool. I'm glad it's gone.
Well that explains why my memory is horrible. So many people think depression is just feeling sad and crying all the time. I tell them there are so many other symptoms that people fail to see and understand.
You can hang a tennis ball from the ceiling of your home garage and place it as far in as you want to park. It will tap your windshield or your front end; when you need to stop. You choose which works better. That way you'll know and hopefully, that will help.
Benzos can cause permanent spatial memory damage
No wonder my cognitive thinking process and my overall functioning has been so bad 🙁
I have this...
My feed really had the audacity to show me this right after I had a really bad major depressive episode 🤦♀️
this happened to me, i thought i was losing my mind.
I've been having this problem lately especially with my spelling and memory. It's really frustrating. Is there a way to recover from this? I'm worried I won't remember anything for good! It's scary
Wow, this examples so much! I thought I was getting early set dementia! And I am only 32
I feel slower brain 🧠 not that I ever did feel fast but I have taken to exercise and it has really helped me after the good good side effects build up , so ik I can not give up with it , which I prone to do , DONT GIVE UP
Hang a tennis ball in the garage.
when you drive up to the tennis ball it touches your windshield that's when you know to stop
Practice being present, Eckhart Tolle is great for advice
Can a person improve their memory with brain training program.?
Aerobic exercise slows down aging and cognition decline. I think I heard it from Jordan B Peterson.
Its weird, im just as smart if not smarter than i used to be but my memory has depleted so much i cant remember simple things like what i ate, who i talked to or what i did today.
Yes Doc. We are severely dehydrated in the brain too. What does a dehydrated brain look like...does anyone image the early signs of dehydration...brains more like a raisin than a grape😢
This is what my psychiatrist should be watching!!!!!😮
What can I do if a friend continues to hurt me and I know they have depression and have asked them repeatedly in the past to stop hurting me (choosing to use hateful words or phrases to trigger me) and whenever I push back and say no, they tell me I have no right to be mad since theyre depressed and have memory loss of me telling then things. Is this time to cut off this friend? I have been considering it for some time since they only use me.
Comprendo y pasé por esto, mi mal estado de memoria me hacía olvidar hasta por donde había caminado en la mañana para llegar a la universidad, tampoco podía seguir conduciendo porque me distraía mucho y mi memoria espacial también empeoró, golpeé el carro varias veces
having adhd feels like dementia
well this explains a lot. is this also why I'm so clumsy?? lol
What about when a person is depressed for long periods of time and also has been diagnosed with adhd (I’m diagnosed with 5 others), can the adhd make that memory worse? Adhd for me is frustrating enough walking into a room and forgetting why I walked into the room (I’m 55 yet this was at 15 not diagnosed with anything till I was 35).
Something definitely to ask my mental health provider.
It is so depressing
Is there a treatment/ cure for this if the hippocampus does shrink?
ECT ruins spatial memory.
Is there overlap with these symptoms in depression and memory issues connected with Attention Deficit?
😢
Ok so would something like learning juggling weaken the symptoms of depression? I’m asking bcs as far as I know this example trains the hypocampus
is it reversible?
So that's why I keep walking into the door frame? 🤔
Is there any way to reverse this?
Depression is just insidious all around.
Can you repair the memory loss due to depression?
What can I do about this?
How we can recover?
But is it really from depression, or is it a previously unknown side effect from antidepressants?
So, because I’m on oxygen 24/7, that’s not helping me, huh?
Can this be reversed ?
oh shucks anyways its no biggie
But ok now what?
Why tf am i always seeing this ?
deppression is not real.
Join The Real World.