Definitely get where you are coming from. Things that were so simple to me, now just elude me, and it really has affected way too many things in my work and home life. I have to basically write everything down and keep them on me/nearby, and then use online calendars with alerts for everything too. I use a timer whenever I do cook because I can easily forget I have something on the stove as soon as I leave the kitchen to do something else. And speaking of cooking I have to read directions over and over, because they are like "in one ear and out the other" in a second. I destroyed a microwave one day because I was steaming veggies and completely forgot to add water...
Most of all I have this fear of finally being able to go back to work but then not be able to do my job due to my memory and concentration being off so often. I try to play brain games and things like that to make me feel like I am working my brain. I don't take more than Tramadol and Cyclobenzaprine, only at night and when I really need to, because I really feel like an idiot on rx drugs on top of being really drowsy/dizzy or nauseous. Being clear headed is hard enough without them!
Anyway, I suppose I can only say, jot everything down, try to keep lists with/around you, use calendars and alerts on your phone. I really hope it gets better for you!
That's funny.....lost mine a long time ago.!! LOL Comes with the territory>FibroFog most times. My kids always say Mom please use a noun......the only noun I know is THING. Everything is a Thing because I can't remember the name of it.Write everything down to remember it then forget where I put the paper. O well! Use to drive me crazy, but after so long I'm not so hard on myself. It's a THING!! LOL Be easy on yourself try not to stress over it.
This topic is resonating strongly with me today. i saw on the tv that it was April 7th and I thought, "Whoa, Nellie, I thought it was still the last week in March???" It was especially upsetting because I know I have to get my taxes done but have no idea how I'll do it. That is, if I even remember to do them!
It's frightening to "lose" time like this! Losing words/nouns was bad enough. Losing my arithmetic skills hurt. Being unable to speak sentences without uttering nonsense syllables at times is frustrating, but losing time due to memory loss is just down right scary. What's next, forgetting my own name? I know my 83 year old mother has seen me get totally fouled up in regards to my memory but for whatever reason she thinks it's my vision that stinks, not the memory. I guess that's how old people process info, by bending it a bit so that they can understand it.
Yes!!! Yes yes yes!!! Every single misplaced noun has become a "thing," just to keep the conversation going! Thank God for the word "thing" so we can regain our lost words after moving on past the stupid forgotten one that will come back to you in memory in about 20 minutes. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!
Hi Helen, I know how you feel. Sometimes I can't remember the next word I was going to say in a conversation or I'll say something and my hubby says "what" and I can't remember what I said to him. I used to work in a courtroom (a court clerk) and I'd lose minute orders, documents etc. It was brutal. I don't know if it was from my meds or fibro. Hang in there I hope you find a job