So... I really struggle

suki1964

Op, you have discribed me to a tee

Great fun when in work and I calling the KPs for stuff, only I can't remember the name of the stuff I want

As for names, forget it. Even people I work with every day I will forget their name if recounting something and have to come up with things like ' oh you know the one, married to the guy that works up alongside the fella who used to work for so and so'

Stress and tiredness makes it worse which is why I'm at at my worse when working. Not sleeping because of hot flushes has increased my forgetfulness but I'm not at the stage where I forget why I went into a room

However my grandson does wonder at times why I call him by his uncles name and refer to grandad as his dad lol

fannyadams

dehydration can play a big part in forgetfulness, as can an underlying/undiagnosed wee infection.
have a look at this site to calculate how much you should be drinking per day.
It's an american site
UK fluid oz are larger in volume. (1USfloz - 1.04 UK floz)
I was surprised to learn I should be taking in 100 US fluid oz which is about 3 litres of water (5 pints).
Hope you get the answers you need soon. take care. FA xx

CathA

I had the same thing, and I was worried it might be early onset dementia. I went to the doctors, gave her a list of my normal daily routine and she said I was doing too much and my brain couldn't cope with everything. 2 choices-do less or worry less about it. I still do too much now, even though I'm older and STILL forgetting why I've gone upstairs!!

Stop worrying and it'll improve, and remember, when you've gone upstairs FIVE TIMES to get the washing (yep, that was me!), just think how much free exercise you're getting!

Stop worrying.

Dill

I recommend mindfulness training and relaxation.

LostandAfraid

About 4 months ago this started happening to me several times a day, either I couldn't think of the right word at all or I would say the wrong one completely.

For example I needed new jeans, hubby drove me to buy some and I said to him 'I rarely see the number 6 ones in the actual shop' but meant to say size 6!

There were countless other things too, I saw my gp, was needing to due to other issues I was having and I did suspect perimenopause since I am almost 40 now.

She said it was possibly that but as it turned out in my case it wasn't, it was actually the beginning of my nervous breakdown.

Now I am not for one second suggesting that you are having a breakdown OP but like others have said stress and tiredness can play a huge part in forgetting words for things and I was and am very stressed and very tired.

I also had all kinds of blood tests for thyroid function and vitamin/iron levels because I struggle with appetite, they were fine but shows that these things can also be possible causes.

I seriously thought I had early onset dementia and was terrified because I just blab out nonsense words and my mind goes blank over what I actually need to say but that was thankfully ruled out.

See your GP of course, it could be absolutely nothing or it could be something fairly simple that they can remedy or at least reassure you over, for me just knowing why was a comfort in itself even if it wasn't a welcome reason.

166million

I do this. I am mid thirties and underactive thyroid. But I will often say a completely different word, like cheese instead of sheep..
Just tiredness etc I think

Lambyr

If it helps at all I'm early 30s and when I'm tired I often can't think of words and just end up stuttering or errmming or something like that. And I do replace objects with "thing" a lot too.

Usually only happens when I'm tired and whatever part of my brain that controls my speech cannot keep up with the part that is busy thinking away.

I dunno if that's applicable to you though but just wanted to share.

hazyjo

I'm mid-40s and also just approaching/experiencing peri-menopause. We have new trainee lawyers down every 6 months, some of them go at the end, some of them stay. I barely see them at the other end of the building from one week to the next. I have started forgetting them. I see one and can't remember if they're down from our other office or if they still work here - let alone what their name is. Sometimes I have to ring someone to ask who is about to walk past their desk, other times I look at their photo on our phone list, or see who's showing as 'away' if I know it's one of two or so people. One girl has put a lot of weight on, now wears heavy glasses and has dyed her hair from red to blonde. I seriously don't recognise her any more. I'm not actually even sure it is the same girl. She was chatting to me in the toilets the other day and sounded like her, but nope nothing familiar about her any more to look at.


If say we get three young 20-something petite pretty female trainees with similar hair down here, I have ZERO chance of distinguishing one from the other. I used to know our old building inside out and back to front and exactly who sat where, but cannot for the life of me remember where most people sit any more - and we've been here around 5 years. Doesn't help that some move around every six months. I usually try to avoid using names if I'm not sure. I had a trainee sit in an office round my desk and unless he was at his desk, I was never really sure it was him if I saw him around the office.


I have used the wrong word for things, and also had something I've never experienced before where you almost 'choke' on a word. It's like a bubble of air gets stuck in the front of your mouth where you're about to say something and either correct yourself as what you were saying was wrong, or the word just goes as you're about to use it, or replace it with another. I've only had it a few times, but it's the most annoying thing ever!


I don't seem to take very much in unless it's something I'm hugely interested in. It often feels like there's a fog or cotton wool in my head, but it doesn't feel like a dementia kind of way like it's getting worse or that there are things to necessarily worry about, it just feels a bit 'blocked'. I do seriously lack sleep, but I've always been like that.


Anyway, try not to worry, just take some 'thingy' (you know what I mean - not 'refuge', there's another word LOL - 'comfort' maybe?) from others' comments (yes, that is a serious word-fog-gap!). Don't fob it off though if you do feel it's getting worse. Nobody wants to suggest dementia, etc or tumours, but please don't risk it if you want reassurance - as someone else said, whatever it is is best treated, ruled out, or acknowledged as soon as possible. People have skirted round saying it, but don't hear what you want to hear from a forum, you should mention to your doc anyway.


Jx

Gloomendoom

I'm in my 50's and quite often have a complete mental block with names. Even people I know quite well. Otherwise, my memory is fine.

Maybe it's the manopaus.

CathA

hazyjo wrote: »

I usually try to avoid using names if I'm not sure.

I always refer to everyone as darling, that way I can't get it wrong!! We had a new chap start and for the first few days I kept calling him Chris. Turns out his name was Tim, Chris was going to be starting the following week!!

I laughed when he told me and said I'm going back to calling everyone darling, no-one minds.