[Anonymous July 24, 1997 at 3:09 pm Post count: 93172]

#1159067

Ahh, yes, that is *SO* frustrating, isn’t it? Sometimes I will be very
good in remembering everything and then I forget everything under the sun —
from what something is called, to appointments, to what was for dinner —
sometimes to the point of forgetting what I just finished saying, even!

It seems to have improved somewhat… but while we’re on the topic of
symptoms… does anyone else have problems with extremely vivid and
perturbing dreams? or is this just me? I was thinking perhaps it could
be medically related… dunno…

—
Donna (aka Danita, aka Radiant)

[Anonymous July 24, 1997 at 4:15 pm Post count: 93172]

#1159068

If you are taking meds, they can mess up your memory. There have been times I can’t remember my children’s names, forgot where I was driving to in the car and stopped speaking in mid-sentence because my train of thought just quit. Doc says when I finally got off PTU the memory should improve. Your hubby should realize that fuzzy thinking is part of the disease though.

[Anonymous July 24, 1997 at 7:03 pm Post count: 93172]

#1054608

Memory loss has been a big thing with me most recently.
How many other graves sufferer’s have this where they
have a fantastic memory one day and the next day can’t remember even what
they had for dinner?? My husband thinks I am faking this and it is putting
a strain on our marriage. Any super pills for memory retention??

God Bless, ms.graves

[Anonymous July 24, 1997 at 8:35 pm Post count: 93172]

#1159069

There is a lot of info in bulletin #43 from the NGDF on mental functioning and
GD. This was a study done of our members by the Univ of NC. We need input
on whether people get all they way back to normal after treatment or whether
they still have symptpoms like this for the rest of their lives.
UNC is noting disorganized thnking patterns and feel this warrants more
study as to long term effects.
It’s not any better with me. these symptoms are still there 42 years after
onset.

[Anonymous July 26, 1997 at 5:42 am Post count: 93172]

#1159070

Dinner?! I know that word, just gimme a minute, it’ll come back, umm, where was I going, what was I doing??

Memory loss, heck, I go to sleep, and forget what I was supposed to do today…I used to joke that the only reason I could remember my name was because every one kept yelling it at me, now, I almost think it will be true if things don’t change.

Pat

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