“Possible brain damage from medication”
Hello. Im a 43 yo man. I take Olmesartan, Amlodipine, Seroquel XR and Vitamin D supplements. A few months ago I was taking Seroquel XR but after a couple of weeks it was switched for Abilify for a few weeks then I was returned to Seroquel XR. During that time, my written and mostly my spoken english(2nd language) skills sharply decline out of the blue. Suddenly I could barely interact with native speakers as well as before and despite efforts its not improving. I often feel confused and in a brain fog and cant find my words often(was seldom happening before) even in my first language. Some people suggest stress but to me its baloney i fail to see how stress coud erase a language from my mind at the drop of a hat. I theorize it could be due to the back-and-forth between Seroquel XR and Abilify which could have affected my brain. Could it be the case and if so is it reversible? If its reversible wil I recover the capabilities I had before the incident or will I have to relearn all the lost language. Thanks.
Male | 43 years old
Complaint duration: 07/23-now
Medications: Amlodipine, Olmesartan, Seroquel XR, Vitamin D
Conditions: Hypertension. Borderline syndrome.
2 Answers
The medications you list would never cause permanent harm, but could certainly cause symptoms that would resolve within a few weeks at the most. If the language issues persist longer than that. then an evaluation looking for other causes would be appropriate. Maybe something else started right at the time the medicines were being changed. Leon Rosenberg
I've not seen that happen with Seroquel , Abilify and the switching back and forth, nor has it been documented. I see you also take blood pressure medication. Is your blood pressure under control?, if not that could be a possible cause. While stress is a possibility, one has to make sure other causes ( such as blood pressure out of control leading to mini strokes, Hypertensive encephalopathy could certainly be a cause. Talk to your doctor(s) and have a detailed history of recent events and examination with further testing if deemed necessary, to hopefully reach a better answer for you. Good luck. Dr.F Sent from AOL on Android
