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Somehow i tend to get a feeling that my memory has gone down after having ocd. does ocd bring down memory?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

OCD: Possible, since it is an anxiety disorder. Also, effect of medications is another possibility over time. Consult your doc.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes it can.: Studies show deficits in non-verbal & visual memory in people with obsessive compulsive disorder which is likely due to how memory is encoded with ocd and subsequent difficulty with retrieval. There is no evidence to suggest that memory that is verbally stored is deficient with ocd.

Answered 6/15/2013

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