Sleep problems memory
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One is if you have hypothyroid or Hashimoto's disease, which both mean your thyroid gland is not producing enough hormone, and thus you can get that collection of problems. So, visiting an endocrinologist and getting your thyroid tested is how to find out if it's your thyroid doing all this to you. Two is if you are taking some sort of medication that is giving you these as side effects, so you would review any drug you're on and see if you need to have it changed.
I have FM for over 12 years now, I've read numerous books, I belong to the National Fibromyalgia Network, The Fibromyalgia Association, and follow the latest research on many aspects of FM. These include, medical and pharmaceutical research.
There is NO evidence that people with FM have brains that age faster. There is a neurological aspect to FM that can affect our brains. Our neurotransmitters may not be firing right to put it simply.
And I feel like I have forgotten everything I spent the past 3-4 years paying to learn ! I was an honours student in undergrad and never had memory problems before. I am also having huge problems concentrating on what people are saying to me. It's like I am not listening no matter how hard I try to listen my brain wanders off into zombie land. And I am only 29.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to regain one's memory and concentration ?
If they find you sleep fine, then your memory problems may be associated with something entirely unrelated to sleep. For example, let us say you have been dealing with a lot of pain from an old injury, or you are just generally so stressed out all day that you cannot focus on what's going on, or you've got some sort of oxygenation problem, or your blood cell count is off via disease or nutrition, then any one of these things can cause loss of focus.
I was recommended by my physical therapist to get a Sleep Number bed as opposed to a Memory foam because you can set how firm or soft you want it. I got my Sleep Number bed last November, and when I don't sleep on it (on vacation, at my parent's house), I definitely see a difference and I long for MY bed. Sometimes they have factory sales, and we got ours for like 30% off.
Military soldiers are under attack by so many conditions acquired by performing their job. Here is some information you may be able to use before checking-in at a military hospital. It appears that the pain in your arms may be affected my muscle or nerve damage. There is a technique that Neurologists perform called, "Electromyography" that measure the electrocurrent from skeletal muscles and nerves. Carpal-tunnel symdrome is a classic example that this technique diagnosis.
I have the exact problem. I have ADHD. I dont remember a lot before the age of 13, from then I had to mostly relearn everything I had learned in my younger years. Now I find it hard to remember anything I read, listen to, or try and study. I feel lost and confused since I am only 19 with this type of problem.
your memory problems could be from your actual Depression not being taken care of.
When I had my 1st Major Depression, I had a form of memory loss problem, and that was BEFORE I took any meds.
In other words, my depression caused my memory loss. The medications actually restored my memory loss.
So plz call your Doc and tell him/her of your memory problem.
If all brain related causes (transient ischemic attack, disorders of hypothalamus, dementia and multiple sclerosis, head injury etc) are ruled out then Vit B12 deficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders (by sleep studies), depression, use of certain drugs, and certain types of seizures (where memory loss is the predominant symptom) should be investigated for as the cause of memory loss.
Like someone mentioned, make sure you tell the DR everything, about the personality changes, the sleep problems and the memory. I am glad that at least the headaches are better!! Is he on any meds for them? That could be another cause of these symptoms especially if they use an antidepressant drug which they sometimes prescribe for migraines.
Take care of yourself and I'm praying for your DS, you and your family xx
Carolyn
So it sounds like it is Chiari messing things up for you DS...
It indicated that half of people undergoing bypass surgery developed memory or thinking problems in the days following it, and that these problems were usually still evident five years later.
A different viewpoint: Johns Hopkins researchers who have been at the forefront of this field reviewed the evidence on short-term and long-term mental changes after bypass surgery.
I agree with you that irregular sleep patterns are linked with memory loss. A sleep deprived person cannot focus attention optimally therefore cannot learn efficiently. Secondly sleep itself has a role in consolidation of memory which is essential for learning new information. For proper memory function, acquisition, consolidation and recall.
I ve got severe fatigue, transient bilateral vision loss (Chronic Loss at Night), tremors in my neck and hands, mobility problems in my right leg, memory loss, transient hearing loss, balance problems, sleep paralysis, and severe gain in appetite. When I first saw my eye doctor about my vision loss, my optic nerves were inflamed (this was well before the onset of my other symptoms). I went to my PCP after the other symptoms started.
I've been having trouble concentrating and thinking through things. It is only until recently that it has become a major problem. I've always been known to have a very good memory accompanied with my ability to think concisely. I've always made straight A's in school and I am now in my second year of college. Although, as this new semester has kicked off, I've been really noticing lack of concentration. I am having trouble reading and comprehending what I read.
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