dysmnesia

dys·mne·sia (ds-nzh)

n.

A naturally poor or an impaired memory.

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Patient discussion about dysmnesia.

Q. bipolar amnesia? I am 39 yrs old and suffer from Bipolar Disorder. Last March I suffered from a severe depressive episode and was hospitalized. Since I was 19yrs old, I have been hospitalized 3 times. Each time I suffered from a weird kind of amnesia. I don't recall long periods of time while I was falling into this depressive state. It is pretty unnerving. Anyone ever experience this type of amnesia and how do you cope? It is scarey to not remember some pretty significant times-- my husband will bring up things that I have no recollection of. Any help or support will be greatly appreciated.

A. Is it just times that you were hospitalized that you have memory loss of? Or does that include time spent outside of the hospital? I know that there are medications specifically designed to make you forget about particualrily difficult times. My mother was given a medication after an invasive surgery to make her forget the extream pain she was experiencing. She has no memory to this day of the few days following the opporation. If you also experience this memory loss during times you are not hospitalized it may be your mind blocking out memories that were tramatic for you or side effects to medications you were on at the time. It is also possible you were experiencing psychosis in those times. Often psychosis comes with blackouts.

Q. How do I break it to my mother that I have infantile amnesia

A. i'de let the doctor that diagnosed me with infantile amnesia to tell it to my parents, he can explains to your mother exactly what it means,treatments all sorts..