OMG, I noticed the short attention span too. It doesn't even take shiny objects to distract me these days.Originally Posted by KathiCville
My biggest challenges so far with menopause haven't been weight shift or hot flashes. Instead, the main annoyances are disrupted sleep and a ridiculously short attention span. Melatonin helps somewhat with the sleep. And my doc says that once I'm fully through the transition, the AWOL attention span should snap back into place. (Soon? Soon?)
I was starting to worry that I might be in the early stages of Alzheimer's or some other dementia. Seriously! So it was very reassuring for me to read (here and elsewhere) that this is a common symptom of early menopause. Whew!
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02-27-2009, 07:19 AM #1
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02-27-2009, 08:32 AM #2
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Hmmmmmm. I was attributing the attention span to too much time on the computer.
Yippee!!! I can stay here without frying my brain!!!
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02-28-2009, 12:27 PM #3
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Attention span....mmmm...yeah...what were we talking about? Oh yeah, the weather....
How about memory retention? I just returned to school this year..holy moly. I had a "check up from the neck up" this week and my shrink prescribed something called Cerefolin NAC. It is basically a drilled down form of folate acid (B vitamin), b-12 and an antioxidant. Just started taking it yesterday & have already noticed a surge in energy. He said it helps memory & actually is used in pre-dementia people. Anyway, I liked that it is natural - OK - as natural as a drilled down vitamin can be. I *seem* to be concentrating better but I'm thinking it may be a placebo effect. Or maybe not. What was I saying?
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02-28-2009, 01:22 PM #4
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I used to have an excellent memory. Now it's shot. I forget words mid-sentence and it's really embarrassing. I feel like I've got a short in the brain.
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02-28-2009, 05:54 PM #5
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Oh man, do I know that one! And I'm studying to be a therapist. It ought to be fun, "Gee Mr. Jones, how do you feel about your wife having an affair with....hey how about those Dodgers?" Originally Posted by sundial
I used to have an excellent memory. Now it's shot. I forget words mid-sentence and it's really embarrassing. I feel like I've got a short in the brain.To train a dog, you must be more interesting than dirt.
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03-01-2009, 09:23 AM #6
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LOL!
I can't seem to get my tummy to shrink much, if any, either. What was so frustrating about this process is I managed to lose weight on the same diet that suddenly put 15 lbs on me within 6 months of my surgical menopause.
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03-01-2009, 11:53 AM #7
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Don't they call that "brain fog?"
I've heard that the tendency for menopausal women to collect belly fat is the body's way of protecting one's bones. The dreaded "meno-pot."
I'm staying on the pill until I'm 60!!!
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