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Members opened up about how fibromyalgia profoundly affects their focus and memory, describing experiences that range from forgetting words... Read more
I too have a difficult time focusing and experience memory loss or forgetfulness. It's temporary though because later I can be sharp as if nothing was wrong before. It's very frustrating when you look at a banana and you can't remember what it's called. LOL. I no longer watch TV as I cannot focus on a program long enough to really get into it. Plus I find the sound really makes my headaches worse. I also find that my memory is worse after a really long flare or if the flare is on a high pain level. I think the pain blocks a lot of wires that bring information in and out of our brain. (my theory
Fibro Fog they call it.
hope this helps...Gentle hugs and God bless
Its always something I know that I cant remember.
Yes fibro fog is horrible. Lack of restorative sleep from the FM has caused me to mix up words when speaking, forget things, horrible memory etc.
My fouce is not good but my memory is awful if I don't write everything down I don't remember
I used to have a great memory now I forget tings its especially annoying mid chats with my family and friends