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Forgetfulness brought on by insomnia may be countered with drugs
Oct 22, 2009 at 2:26pm
I just read this article about a potential new treatment for memory loss due to sleep deprivation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8315818.stm
Has anyone here experienced forgetfulness due to a sleep disorder?
Do you think we are, as Dr. Neil Stanley suggests in the article, focused on the wrong things with this kind of research?
Oct 22, 2009 at 8:23pm
Interesting article. I think we need to work at both ends of the problem- as Dr. Stanley suggests, we need to help patients receive adequate sleep; but we also need to improve treatments for the consequences of sleep disorders.
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Nov 21, 2009 at 7:00am
I absolutely have had problems with learning and especially with short-term memory since I began to have problems with sleep about 15 years age. This has been very frustrating, since my memory had been one of my strongest cognitive abilities and memory is critical to my job (I'm a professor). This problem hasn't improved with five years of CPAP and sleep hygiene therapy.
Interestingly, I have noticed a modest improvement since starting progesterone a month or so ago. Low estrogen levels definitely disturb my sleep. So, I'm suggesting hormones might be important for some people.
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