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Members shared practical strategies for managing fibromyalgia-related memory loss, with the most common approaches being post-it notes, phone... Read more
I have an app on my IPhone that reminds me of the time to take my meds and I email my self or put on a calendar that reminds me of special appt. it is scary this is one of the major reasons why I quick working as a nurse. One day I was passing out medication to my patients and I could not remember if I gave this heart pt. a very important medication or not. If I did ok, if I didn't and then gave it only to find out later it was given earlier . Then I overdosed him . That day I decided to quit.
I put reminders on my phone, set alarms for medications. When I am at work I use post its . It's pretty scary when you can't remember stuff ..
Neurontin gave me some neuro issues when I took it for over a year a few years ago but the memory and cognitive issues are 100% part of fibro.
I had a neuropsychological exam that took over 2 hours and he told me that I was the first person that he had seen that he truly believed their memory problems were due completely to fibromyalgia.
I have been having really bad memory problems that are steadily getting worse. I don't sleep much so that doesn't help. I am finding it hard to recall names of items i know very well. I can see the object in my mind, know what it is used for but can't remember what it's called. I am so busy at work and have to keep asking the same questions. I"m sure my boss thinks I'm losing my mind. I am thinking of getting a digital recorder to take to meetings and then I can go back and listen and make notes in a way I will remember. Currently I'm scribbling things down because I know what I'm doing at that time but the next day I totally forget what I was supposed to do.
Post it notes and I will put reminders with alerts on my phone for really important stuff and appointments.