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Cognitive Issues for 16yr HIV survivor Jan 12, 2011 I'M WORRIED THAT THE HIV HAS TAKEN CONTROL OVER SOME OF MY COGNITIVE AREAS. LAST 12 MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS...NAMES AND FACES, I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ENERGY AND SEEM TO LOOSE WORD FINDING. IS THERE ANY THING THAT I CAN DO. I'M ALSO ON DEPRESSION MEDICATIONS, WHICH I KNOW WILL MAKE ME TIRED, BUT THE OTHER COGNITIVE ISSUES ARE SCARY |
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 In a study, about half of us long term survivors had some sort of mild to moderate cognitive loss. However, what you are describing sounds a lot more severe to me. I would do the following if I was you: 1- Have your doctor check your blood levels of testosterone and thyroid function 2- Talk to your doctor about possibly switching you to another anti-depressant 3- Find out if you are sleeping well enough. Talk to your doctor about sleep apnea. 4- Have you recently started Atripla or Sustiva (Efavirenz)? Please let me know what you find out. Hang in there! Nelson | ||||||||
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