Any supplement good for short term memory loss

[Zodd]

I previously worked as a casino supervisor. Besides being entertaining, my job included meeting and memorizing new peoples names each day, along with a lengthy id number in the case of regulars. And I was decent at it on-the-fly.

 

However once I started taking this medication, risperidone, my ability to think straight was servery impaired.

 

For example: walking to my computer to research something, I'm interrupted by my cat leaping at me from the computer chair. This much redirection is enough to make me forget what I was attempting to do. Now, I understand this is not an uncommon thing, but it occurs with alarming frequency since starting my medication. I'm hoping they will occur less since I've begun my tapering.

 

I'm aware of several tricks used in improving say, memorizing lists of unrelated things through storytelling or doing brain teasers everyday. Decreasing stress is also supposed to aid in better recall. But I'm wondering if anyone has seen basic improvement in recall areas using supplements. Starting fish oil supplements really got me thinking there could be an aid in this area as well.

 

Quick research points to increasing the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine.  Supplements that increase acetylcholine are types of choline, which is found in eggs. Besides eating five dozen eggs a day like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, I was hoping someone had tried Alpha GPC or Citicoline supplements. Did anyone noted/dismissed their effectiveness?

 

Also, not a fan of eggs.

[Lakelander82]

Getting interrupted and forgetting something I experience quite regularly even though I used to have a memory the size of an Elephant. You might find that an Omega 3 supplement does indeed help with memory and concentration. B vitamins may also help with cognition but most people find them too activating, especially those tapering Psychiatric medication. You could also try Ginkgo Biloba, but be careful if you are on anticoagulants as they can thin the blood further.

 

Oh and don't forget Aerobic exercise, undoubtedly the BEST tool in your armoury for improving cognition.

[freedomfrompaxil]

I  want to ask what kind of supplement can relieve Short term memory loss induced by psychiatric drugs?

[ang]

B12 injections.   If you dont fancy injections, you can get subligual,  ie tablets you put under your tongue to melt slowly,  B12.  Needs to be hydroxcobalamin,  avoid that cyano ****.