short term memory loss

I have been on here occasionally, but I need to look more closely at all the subjects and threads. There is a lot of information that is very helpful. Especially realizing I am not alone.

I have been dealing with short term memory loos terribly. It has affected my work and I enter wrong information. The info I enter is in an imaged format so I simply type what I see. Well I haven't been doing that for the past 6 months. I end up entering wrong info at times. We are expected to have a 1% error rate. I end up having 10% to 12%. As a result all my work is being checked everyday, which makes ore work for others. I am being put through a process of discipline, which is only in the starting process right now.

I have been doing this job close to six years just fine and then at the end of last year, 2012, I began having these issues. And they are not getting better, but worse.

It is really frustrating to see the correct information, and then in seconds I am putting different information on the other screen. This evens happens when I write emails. My mind thinks of something to say, and I put different words in, or I spell simple words wrong. My fingers find the wrong words.

I am not learning disabled, I have been tested, and I can see the information quite well. What goes into my brain, doesn't always come forth on paper in the same way.

Does any one else have these kind of issues. If something doesn't change soon, I will be out of a job.

Tandra

My psychiatrist told me it has to do with our processing skills. The fibro fog seems to play around in this area..

I would forget important things at my work that my boss suggested I go on disablity.
Make sure to get you some long term disability insurance right away so if you need to leave you'll still have an income.

thanks for the advice everyone. Joy...You mentioned long term disability. I have that with my work right now but won't kick in for two months. And I do have short term disability also. Should I get get something else also?

Unfortunately, I can't do any prepare work ahead. Once the image is on the computer I enter the info to not return again. I am trying to get a different job where I don't have a constraint of time and production. Then I would be able to do a double or triple check.

Has anyone tried different techniques to help with memory loss. Was wondering if it helps when it comes to Fribromyalgia.

Tandra, 

I'm sorry, I wish I had some suggestions for you!

My brain feels like mush most of the time - mine's not so much a problem with words, it's more: What did I just do, and where did I just put such and such, and what was it I had to get done right now, and why do I only have 5 minutes to get where I'm going when a minute ago I had half an hour??

I try to laugh at it most of the time, but of course you can't always, especially when it's interferring with your work....

Debbie

Niravarav-welcome.

There are many avenues to increasing memory and brain function. One of the problems with memorizing is that it takes time and repetition. You know that it works after the fact, when something is remembered successfully.

A notepad can be very helpful for keeping tracks of a to-do list, things to remember,paying bills, etc.

Keeping your brain sharp with games, reading, most stimulation is a helpful thing.

Tandra, you might try taking magnesium and also folic acid. These help with memory. I take both. I use magnesium malate and it helps with pain, also. Most people are deficient in magnesium by the way. There is a link about that in Fibro 101.

I've been taking folic acid for about twenty years, too. I don't seem to have all the memory problems others have mentioned. Yes, I will have the occasional fog but I'm usually very tired when it happens. ,plus, I'm a senior citizen so that plays into it too. But, these nutrients might really help you.

Google them and you will see that they do help with memory. Hope this helps you.

Sherrine