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Menopause

anyone else going through the "forgetful" stage

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2AdventSevenfoldShoes · 04/12/2008 22:19

and if so have you found anything that helps?

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3littlefrogs · 04/12/2008 22:24

I bought some gingko biloba but kept forgetting to take it.

It has now been shown to be ineffective so probably just as well.

I make endless lists. Keep a notepad and pen handy at all times to write reminders and refer to it frequently.

Nothing helps when you forget the names of your neighbours and colleagues that you have worked with for 10 years though.

BreevandercampLGJ · 04/12/2008 22:27

What

Do you mean something along the lines of....agreeing to go on a School Mums's night out ? Arriving at said venue first as DH has just dropped you there...., wondering where J & S are..........

J&S are last to arrive, because.......as DH arrived back at the house he met J&S who were meant to be collecting me.

3littlefrogs · 04/12/2008 22:28

Yes - definitely along those lines

2AdventSevenfoldShoes · 04/12/2008 22:32

I keep forgeeting words, my mind goes totally blank. very strange

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Tinker · 04/12/2008 22:34

I forget really common-place words or say a similar word. Today I was thinking about when I lose my temperature

3littlefrogs · 04/12/2008 22:39

I use the wrong words for things. Oh how my family laugh.................

It is very annoying.

Tiggiwinkle · 05/12/2008 22:40

Oh, this is me too. It is really reassuring to hear I am not alone! I always had such a good memory too .

I find lists are the best way to cope too.

Does it get better, or we like this forever now?

2AdventSevenfoldShoes · 05/12/2008 22:44

For some reason the other night I kept calling a carrot a tomato

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cheshirekitty · 14/12/2008 17:18

Thought I was going mad or had had a stroke!

Sometimes I am happy I have to wear a name badge at work, or I would forget my own name.

80sMum · 14/12/2008 17:21

This thread is very reassuring! So, it's not just me?!

GentleOtter · 14/12/2008 17:23

I could not remember ds2's name today and called him 'the little thing in blue cardigan'.

Guadalupe · 14/12/2008 17:25

Is being forgetful a sign of menopause? I had a hysterectomy in May but I kept my ovaries so should still have a hormonal cycle, though I am likely to get it earlier.

I've been very forgetful recently and have been feeling odd but no night sweats or anything. Sometimes the ovaries go into shock from the op. I hope it's not that, I would rather not have the menopause at 30.

Cammelia · 14/12/2008 17:25

I can't remember exactly how long this phase lasted for but I think it passes

ladystardust · 17/12/2008 19:19

Love this thread!
I can't even begin to remember all the things I've forgotten but not done anything as good/bad as friend who drove to work then went home on bus forgetting she'd driven in.
I hold that story as the 'at least I'm not that bad'.
Bad memory is if course great get out for not tackling things I can't face

twentyoneagain · 05/01/2009 19:28

Always forgetting names or words in the middle of a sentence. I have to retrace my steps after forgetting why I went into a room. I put things somewhere "safe"and then can't for the life of me remember where I put them!

Today I actually remembered to take a shopping list into town with me but still managed to forget to buy everything on it!

honestfriend · 06/01/2009 14:43

no answers- been like this all my life and just accept it!

Ecmo · 06/01/2009 14:45

erm...........oh what was I going to say........

morningsun · 16/01/2009 22:56

ditto twenty~ also go to put something somewhere and find its already there!
had same when pregnant and that got better

pointydog · 16/01/2009 23:09

how old are you lot?

I might be but am not answering until I know how old you are

Earthymama · 16/01/2009 23:14

I'm so glad that I'm not alone on MN.....I'm hating this and yonks older than DP so feel the pressure to 'hang with the kids' or whatever it is they say......

Earthymama · 16/01/2009 23:21

How old am I?

As old as my tongue but older than my teeth!

In my 50's, though DGC think I'm 21, as did my son until he was 13!!

I've had a really tough year in 08 and feel really stressed and as though I've aged loads. I've been trying to be more frugal but the effect on my wardrobe was depressing in the extreme. I didn't realise how much my self image depended on looking 'good'. Though as someone who wore jumpsuits, Lady Di bows, minis, maxis, DM's, leatherminiskirts, biker jackets, hotpants, puffball, ra-ra, I think it was pretty obvious!

Didn't I do well to remember all those.....

pointydog · 16/01/2009 23:24

ok, earthy.

I do hope I ma not menopausal

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edam · 16/01/2009 23:26

Oh fuck, you don't mean I'm going to lose even more braincells in the near future? Am already 10x thicker than I was pre-pregnancy... honestly, if I took an IQ test now, I'd fail. And it's going to get worse? Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!

pointydog · 16/01/2009 23:26

I am still very young you know

sameagain · 17/01/2009 22:20

My boss "joked" that I was going through the change yesterday and I can't remember what I did to make him say it

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