Memory

[Maddie21]

Hi, does anyone get gaps in their memory. Like they do things in a day but don't remember doing them?

It's been happening more and more recently, mainly daft stuff like turning the tv off and things but it's odd.

[JDiva93]

Its happend to me once some times im having memory block were iv put something but one thought need was sheets so i cud put them on that night so went to basket they wernt in there so thought what have i done with them turns out already washed them but for life me cudnt not remember doing them some days feel im going mad lol

[Patdoyle]

Yes I get the memory thing quite a bit. I’m always going upstairs and don’t remember why and I do silly things like putting things in the wrong cupboard in the kitchen.

[Madhatter20]

I am the same, despite my doc saying Fibro doesn’t cause this. More worrying for me is saying the wrong thing in a conversation, I even call my 28 year old daughter my a different name that bears no relevance. I then get panicked and it makes me worse.

[Maddie21]

Thank you all for your comments, I'm 23 and was scared that I'm going mad

[Midori]

We call it Fibrofog.

[Pbyllis]

Yes all the time it's so frustrating I start to do something walk away do something else.I also

do things twice iv forgot I already done it.

Phyllis 🌷

[weese61]

i suffer with this a lot. I can't remember what I did the day before or will ask my husband a question and then ask him the same question 10 mins later. I find the worst though is not remembering words mid conversation or losing track of what I was saying and feel just like an idiot. My doc said it is fibro. My family laugh at me but i find it upsetting. I was an intelligent woman and now I am babbling baffoon,

[Mullikins in reply to weese61]

I'm like this too. I feel as though I'm getting dementia sometimes, it's so scary. I haven't even had a diagnosis of fibro because my doctor is useless and won't even refer me! I've worked it out myself....years of body and joint pain, trembling feeling and numbness in arms, legs, hands, shooting pains in my head, jaw problems, vision problems, the list goes on and on.

[Catsnoop]

I get this too, but the upside is that I can shop online and forget that I’ve done it until a surprise comes in the mail. It’s like Christmas except you know that you’ll love the parcel!

[Maddie21 in reply to Catsnoop]

I think that too haha

[Braveheart1]

Absolutely I suffer with this a lot and as one lady said I was so switched on before and very sharp. It gets me down and I feel frustrated when I can’t remember things, words, leaving cooker on, taps runnings, forgetting how to make a cup of tea, my mind can go blank mid sentence or even just completely vacant where I feel lost. I will forget to take medication or think I haven’t taken it and I have. Again someone mentioned it but I will ask someone something and forget I’ve asked Or that they have replied and ask again! My partner doesn’t get mad but I am sure it annoys him! Internally it really gets to me because I know who I once was and feel lost. I almost grieve for the person I was and wish I could go back to that but I know that isn’t going to happen so I really try to make the best of it! I’m 35 so relatively still young (although my body feels much older) I have a considerate partner (most of the time) and two wonderful children so I try to be thankful for that! My extended family are very supportive but obviously due to lock down that practical support has stopped although they are always there for emotional support and to keep picking me up with encouraging words and messages! I am blessed with some good friends too

I wish you all the best; you are not alone

Regards

Beaveheart

[Welshcatlady]

Yes this often happens to me, a total block on something that has happened or been said perhaps only minutes before. It is frustrating for me and for my husband, but he is getting used to it now. Fibro Fog at it's best!

[klr31]

Check your thyroid as hypothyroidism can cause memory problems.

Karen