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Posted 5/10/2014 2:41 PM (GMT 0)

I am seeing progressive memory loss and also word recall. Especially short term – what did I have for breakfast yesterday...huh?

What is really distressing is the word recall – I cant remember peoples names I know and especially things I need to know for work. I can see the term but I cant say it or I sit dumb as a board and cant even begin to access the information.

So dementia or fibro...anyone else!!

Posted 5/10/2014 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
This sounds familiar :) For me, it is almost always short term memory that seems to be behind a wall and I can't access it. For example, my husband I were watching a series on television and at the break he said "what happened when X did Y?" to which I said ummm, well... (no answer even though I had been watching it) I had a vague idea what he was talking about, but the information was hidden to me.
I have found that if I just relax and not try too hard to get the information, it will usually come to me. I never had this happen before fibro started.

Bella
Posted 5/10/2014 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
I think it's fibro because I was really bad, too. Still have my moments...especially when I'm tired. One time I couldn't remember my phone number in a store and had to pull out my checks to read it off them. Boy, did I feel stupid!

It really kicked in when my husband died and my kids tell me about conversations that I have absolutely no recollection of. They would laugh and I would cry. I was afraid I was getting Alzheimer's but was assured by the doctors that it was stress and the cognitive memory problems that fibromites have. Once I relaxed about it, my memory was better.

I have done a couple of things that have really helped me. First I read The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas. I actually read it back in the 1970's but use several techniques from that book to help me remember things. Otherwise, my body would be covered with Post-It notes. turn The book is still sold on Amazon and isn't expensive either.

The other thing I've done for years is take 800 mcg. of folic acid. They now are giving this to Alzheimer's patients because it seems to help them. I think it helps me, too.

I hope this helps you!

Sherrine
Posted 5/10/2014 6:39 PM (GMT 0)
Yep, happens to me all the time. I step up to the counter at Starbucks to order the same thing I order every day and I say, "I want...um...the small one, you know, of....that thing with the...maybe caramel or whatever?"

It's especially embarrassing when I'm in front of my classroom, in the middle of a sentence discussing the novel we're reading, which I've taught for years, and suddenly I forget the protagonist's name, or the author's name.

I agree with Bella -- the more relaxed I am, the more likely the info will come to me quickly (just a 1-2 second "brain fart" rather than "Swiss cheese brain") than if I'm under stress or pushing to remember.
Posted 5/10/2014 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
I was doing that a lot when I was teaching. I'd forget a child left the room for the bathroom or whatever. Then when the child returned I would fuss at them for leaving without permission. Poor kids.....

I credit to fibro fog.
Posted 5/11/2014 5:07 AM (GMT 0)
I have that problem real bad. Yes, it kinds of scares you when you can't say your best friends name. My mind wonders during movies and then I realize what happen. After reading that it's not uncommon with fibromites I feel better about it. Some Dr's think it comes from the sleep issues. I really don't think so because I can sleep well and still have this. I do believe stress is a factor with it.

They have great games you can buy on line or play with our tablet. It builds up your memory skills. I love them and I feel it works. I use lots of sticky notes too. Lol
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