{"id":38602,"date":"2026-10-05T20:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/why-memory-loss-happens-in-bipolar-disorder-and-how-to-manage-it\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:35:48","slug":"why-memory-loss-happens-in-bipolar-disorder-and-how-to-manage-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/why-memory-loss-happens-in-bipolar-disorder-and-how-to-manage-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Memory Loss Happens in Bipolar Disorder \u2014 and How to Manage It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What People With Bipolar Disorder Can Do to Manage Memory Loss<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, there are ways you can manage memory issues associated with bipolar disorder and lessen their effects on your life.<\/p>\n<p>1. Tell Your Doctors if You\u2019re Experiencing Medication Side Effects<\/p>\n<p>While medication is crucial for most people with bipolar disorder, it can come with unwanted side effects, including memory problems.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel as if the side effects of your medications are interfering with your ability to think clearly and concentrate, don\u2019t hesitate to tell your doctor. \u201cNot only can certain medications used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/bipolar-disorder\/guide\/treatment\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/bipolar-disorder\/guide\/treatment\/\" cmp-ltrk=\"Article Links\" cmp-ltrk-idx=\"26\" mrfobservableid=\"2d3bceee-74f2-4395-bc64-fbecbe3439e6\">treat bipolar disorder<\/a> further worsen memory impairment or lead to confusion and cloudiness in thought, but the more side effects and discomfort a person experiences from taking medication, the less likely they are to be consistent with their regimen,\u201d Khan says.<\/p>\n<p>Your doctor may adjust the dose to lessen your side effects,<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/bipolar-disorder\/bipolar-disorder-and-memory-loss.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What People With Bipolar Disorder Can Do to Manage Memory Loss On the bright side, there are ways you can manage memory issues associated with bipolar disorder and lessen their effects on your life. 1. Tell Your Doctors if You\u2019re Experiencing Medication Side Effects While medication is crucial for most people with bipolar disorder, it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":38603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[3254,36],"class_list":["post-38602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-mental-health-conditions","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}