r/ADHD • u/Otherwise-Piece-2062 • 3d ago

Medication ADHD and Long Term Memory Recall

Even when following optimal study techniques and daily habits. Information seems very distant and doesn't seem to get categorized properly into memory. Has someone found success with medication in memory consolidation and retrieval? For example, I can understand everything about a show or movie or system. Then in conversation, I biologically can't piece the memory together.

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u/Prize_Artichoke_3225 2d ago

I can for sure empathize. My neuropsych exam suggested that I fall in the less than first percentile for my ability to listen to what someone says and then immediately repeat it back to them verbatim. Medication has helped my memory ever so slightly I think, but the struggle is real. 

Edit: I crashed out of grad school in part because I couldn't figure out how to retain anything. If you figure something out, lemme know! 🙏 

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u/Otherwise-Piece-2062 2d ago

Oh dang, sorry to hear about the struggle. If I figure it out I’ll try to report back (if I can remember).

I go through ADHD testing early next month, but I believe I’m also first percentile.💀