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I am a 71 year old female in good health. This afternoon I had an episode when I forgot where I was supposed to go this evening and what the date was. It was an "out of touch" feeling. I forgot that I had just put away bags of groceries. Lasted about 20 minutes....then I remembered where I was supposed to go. No other symptoms. I am currently taking 200 mg of acyclovir 2 times a day for possible eye infection which did not respond to anitbiotics. Also, am taking 20 mg of Escitalopram 1 time a day for mild depression associated with daily chronic migraine headaches. My B/P is 137/73; normally is 120/70. Resting pulse is 68. Recently, have had memory lapse of a few minutes....forgot my phone number once and forgot my doctors name when I got to building where her office is... Is there a problem with drug interaction
I think, you have dementia. Chances of getting dementia after 65 years of age is 30%. In that case, you need drugs like donepezil or mementine, but these drugs you can not use without neurologist prescription. Better to consult a neurologist for proper diagnosis and you can get your MRI scan done to rule out any underline abnormality.
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Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic I think, you have dementia. Chances of getting dementia after 65 years of age is 30%. In that case, you need drugs like donepezil or mementine, but these drugs you can not use without neurologist prescription. Better to consult a neurologist for proper diagnosis and you can get your MRI scan done to rule out any underline abnormality. Thanks