I was going to mention this. Also to say that it might be worth getting your B12 levels checked, as I think it is quite common that B12 levels plummet in women around that age (peri / menopause) and can be linked to a massively diverse range of symptoms, including visual problems, anxiety, hair loss, memory problems, nerve problems / numbness etc etc. One other thing I would say is that it is possible to have functional B12 deficiency, where your blood test B12 results appear ‘normal’, but the B12 itself isn’t successfully moving into the cells from the blood, or being successfully utilised by the cells. The only way to find out if it is a ‘functional B12 deficiency is to have levels of MMA and homocysteine measured (blood tests) - but GPs can’t refer for these. I suspect that functional B12 deficiency is massively under diagnosed as a result. Also, quite often, you can be told that B12 blood test results are normal (in the uk), when in other European countries that same level would be considered low / deficient. I think it is a complete black hole in the health system. It sounds like such a minor thing, (“a nutritional deficiency?!”) but there have been cases of people being wrongly diagnosed with psychosis or MS or dementia when it is actually B12 deficiency, or having permanent nerve damage (in B12 deficiency, the myelin sheath surrounding nerves can become increasingly damaged), leading to loss of function of limbs, and even worse.
So, apologies for the lecture - and for most people I am sure there is nothing to worry about, but if it was me and I was having investigations for memory problems / psychiatric issues / neurological issues, I would definitely request that B12 deficiency and functional B12 deficiency is robustly ruled out, as it is eminently and easily treatable (B12 injections). NB. I am not a doctor (but am in my 50s and have functional B12 deficiency!).