Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Mariab on January 07, 2025, 06:52:13 PM
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Hey ladies...
I have found that my brain fog is getting worse. I am tired but I've been tired before and not felt fog like this....
I am on hrt..
Has anyone else had this experience ???
:)
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Brain fog is another delightful symptom of menopause,some days,the things I forget are incredible 🙄
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It's kinda getting me down as I get frustrated with myself and start thinking I'm going mad :madeyes: which in turn makes me anxious 😟...
Luckily sometimes I find it funny ::)
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Me too - it is so frustrating and worrying when sometimes I can't remember what I was going to do a few moments earlier - but it is re-assuring we are not alone, eh
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Yes definitely..can't wait until it get better...maybe I should stop getting so anxious over it. :)
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It's terrible, isn't it? I'm 1 year post menopausal and it just seems to be getting worse despite increasing my oestrogen dose. I often find myself in thought and then forget what I was thinking about. I'm trying to accept it and hold on to the fact I can remember some things. Hopefully someone can shed some light on when or if it gets better.
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It is a really common problem and can have huge impact on functioning and generally coping. There is an excellent leaflet at https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ENGLISH-WMD-Leaflet.pdf
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:thankyou: Heather.
I am a great list maker. Helps focus. I can lose myself in a sentence which causes me to pause, my brain is continuing with the conversation but communication stops ::). Which leaves DH with a quizzical look .........
I'm a great 1 for putting items 'in a safe place' then forgetting where >:( >:(
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That was kind of Dr Currie 💓
I can be in the kitchen,then need something from the utility room (literally 5 feet away) get there and have no clue why I'm there,it's not escalated into anything though,had it for years since meno began
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If I decide to do something I now write it down straight away because if I leave it even a few seconds it could slip away. Often if I go to Google something I pick up my iPad and then forget what I wanted to Google. I keep nearly calling people by the wrong name, people who are very close to me who I see frequently. I used to be really good at remembering the names of films, songs, actors, but often find it difficult now. It is much worse when I am tired. It's not all the time though. I think it's partly due to the brain having less energy than before. I try to just not let it get to me although I did used to worry I was getting Alzheimer's! It's been happening for years now. The only part that bothers me a bit is nearly calling people by the wrong name, in case it causes offence, but luckily I usually catch myself before I do it.
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Add to the fact that as 'this age' women are doing a lot of activities: child care, transporting teens here, there etc.; mayB caring for elderly relatives that might require taking to avarious appts. or being visited in a care situation ....... no wonder our brains become frazzled!
Lists are great. I'll often go into my e-mail to send a message, read stuff then forget why I went in ::) >:(
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Thanks for all the replies and the link :)...
Making a list has crossed my mind so will start doing that...it's definitely worse when I'm tired....I shall except what is happening and move forward even if I come accross abit dense sometimes ;D
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I used to write a list but if left on the kitchen table, I could go round the store and visualise what I had written: not any longer ::)