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Bradford, UK

I'm not sure if it's a side effect of medication or a symptom of fibromyalgia or if it's something else entirely: I'm experiencing extreme short term memory loss. To the point I'm losing hours of my day. According to my partner I continue as normal and hold conversations and do things and carry out activities but I have no recollection of them at all. For example, I came back from a meal and have no memory of what happened between the time I got home and falling asleep.

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March 28, 2016
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Members rallied around someone experiencing severe short-term memory loss, sharing that they too frequently lose hours or forget entire... Read more

Members rallied around someone experiencing severe short-term memory loss, sharing that they too frequently lose hours or forget entire conversations, activities, and important details like names or where they placed items. Several members pointed to a combination of factors, including fibro fog, medication side effects (particularly antidepressants, Cymbalta, and Soma), poor sleep, and high stress, with some finding improvement after adjusting or stopping certain medications. A recurring theme was the practical coping strategy of writing everything down, using phone alarms, keeping notebooks, and taking photos of medication lists, alongside the encouragement to discuss these symptoms with a doctor to rule out more serious causes.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I was on Cymbalta for almost 2 years and started to develope new symptoms, brain fog was a big one. I'm still weening from the Cymbalta but my memory is getting much better. So many of these drugs the doctors are pushing cause more harm than good and we blame the side effects on the fibro when it's the drugs that are causing them

July 7, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I do have that, my husband will say, how was ur day love... What did you do today..... Well that's about where I get that dumb look on my face and say,,,, ummmm ja about that. No idea forget periods in the day sometimes hours.
I've been told that nothing to help that one I'm afraid.

August 29, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Hi all. Just wanted to leave an update. This issue was looked into and it seems to be a mixture of side effects of strong medications, my lack of sleep and high stress levels that were causing the issue. Ive been much better lately and . Have a specialist that is also checking out issues with my memory on a cognative level so things are looking up

July 7, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Hi lovely could be combination of meds together with brain fog which is well know with FM . I have it and your description seems familiar . Do you misplace things often and don't recall where ?
Is best to check with your doctor I think . I had MRI do MS and Alz ruled out so F fog it is for me .

Much love
Hugz

March 29, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I am Catholic and at night I say my rosary and during one of the prayers, prayers I've known since a child, it's as if I'm a stuck record, i.e., "Our Father,Our Father, Our Father and then a complete blank, as if I'm frozen and can't remember anything! What a horrible feeling.

March 28, 2016

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