I am suffering from Major depression n anxiety was under medication all along paroxetine, lamictal n Buspirone. My major problem is very poor memory especially short term memory n recall. Where as I used to have excellent n sharp memory as a student n always topper in school n college. Even though depression is managed with the medication short time memory is not improving. Pl suggest a good medication that can improve my memory n recall with minimal side effects n tolerable.

Ms. Anjali MahajanPsychologist12yrs exp

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Depression can have an effect on our concentration which interferes with learning and recall of information. Although a healthy nutritious diet is important, here are some tips which might be useful: 1. Reduce distractions and focus on the task. Try not to think about other things when you are trying to get something done. 2. Write the information that you want to remember 3. Group large amount of information into small chunks which can easily be recalled. E.g. A 9 digit number is easier to remember when we make three groups of three number each 4. Associate things to be remembered with each other. E.g. Items of shopping list like you want to buy bread, pen and bottle so you can imagine a bread with pen and bottle on top so that it is easier to recall all three items 5. Use mental imagination to link things together 6. Do some brain exercises e.g. Solving puzzles, crosswords to keep mind active Lastly get appropriate sleep, exercise and reduce stress.  

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