Extreme forgetfulness

Extreme forgetfulness ,,memory issues,,is it normal or I am losing it..

Cilly, cognitive memory problems goes with the territory of Fibromyalgia. When the memory problems started for me, I thought I was getting Alzheimer's. It's frightening, to be sure.

But acceptance is the key. If you stress over it, anxiety kicks in and I have found my memory gets worse under the stress. Also, if I'm overly tired I can't think either. So do laugh it off and keep moving forward. It's nothing to worry about. You will learn how to deal with it. Know that you are not alone with this.

Sherrine

AndreaM, that's very interesting.

Are you trying to say the less stress we experience both physically and emotionally, the better chance our memory can improve?

I've noticed since I've become healthier and my life less stressful, my memory isn't as bad as it use to be.

Yes, absolutely. I find it harder to teach dance, and I have to spend more time planning because I forget, for one thing, the kids names, all the time! But two, the worst, I can forget combinations Easily. I have to review more often and over a series of days and I always print out my class info in case I have a brain fog in the middle of class. I used to just do a combination, review a few times, and I was ready to go. Very frustrating....

My favorite class to teach is improvisation! I have guidelines, parameters, rules to explain, etc. but I rarely have to teach a combination, lol! Of course I just love the feel of improv as well. :)

I forget words for things at times. My last year teaching I would forget names, lessons, what I needed to do that day, and forget what I was going to say next.

It's better now but I still have spells of forgetting.

My vit d levels are extremely low so I take supplements but not everyday as I forget.

I surely have dementia as my cognitive skills are bizarre compared to before.

I wonder if blood sugar ,anxiety,Stress and BP ,cognition is all related.
I wonder if there is a diet I can follow to lower my such spells.
Thanks everyone for your feedback.

Cilly, that low d could definitely be part of the problem...

How much do they have you taking..and when were you checked?

My forgetfullness got bizarre with the low d.. And also greatly increased pain, dizziness, and weakness... A lot of those things improved greatly when my d came back up.....

Come on , you can take that d and it takes a while but eventually some of your symptoms could be so much better..your dr should be monitoring that to make sure it gets back to normal..

Lj

When I teach, I just roll with the punches. If I lose a word, I pause, and someone usually provides it. I can act spacey when I want, so I always smile sweetly and play it off. What always gets me is my shoes in later classes. I fall out of them or tip over really easily.

I have always been very sharp and quick, so my wretched memory wasn't so evident. Now that I have stopped teaching, I discover that my brain is just not as sharp. Like any ability, the memory gets better the more you use it. I try not to let it bug me. it is just another condition of living with fibro.

Tango-I am rotten at names, too. Some schools have lists of students by picture, which I love because then it is easier to recognize them,and connect name with face. The first week of class, I would spend 5 minutes or so going over the roll,forcing myself to verbalize names without prompting. Yeah,it was excruciating,but it worked.

Oh boy, that's quite a topic. Looks like you have thyroid issues too. My thyroid is hard to regulate and that also affects my speech and memory. Drives me nuts. I really hate it but what can you do? I try to get as much sleep as possible. I think it's time to head to bed! LOL.....

Sometimes we can only take a step towards feeling better..but each step helps.

I was reading a Dr. Mercola article this morning about forgetfulness and things we can do to help it. Here's the link:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/10/22/ways-to-boost-memory.aspx?e_cid=20151022Z1_DNL_art_2&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20151022Z1&et_cid=DM88639&et_rid=1180444758