I read a lot and do word games and I try not to over task my brain on days I am in a lot of pain. I think we just need to keep our brains busy so that we don't lose them. Hugs and prayer for everyone in pain!!!!

What medications are you on? Some meds like xanax are absolutely terrible for memory and over time destroys it, if I were you I'd research the meds you're on and see if they can affect it, those combined with fibro fog makes you feel like you have dementia!

My memory was so bad at one point that my doctor sent me to a neuropsychologist. After months of testing he determined that I had real memory loss but said it was because I was in so much pain that my brain couldn't process the things I needed to remember and deal with the pain at the same time. Fortunately a new medication lowered the level of pain so my memory is somewhat better now but I still need to write anything important down. I have my doctors write down all instructions because I never know what I will remember. I also keep a notebook on my table where I write down the things that I need to do so I don't forget to do them. I've found a notebook is better then just a pad of paper because I can refer back to it if I need to know when I did something.

Hmmmm?? I take cymbalta as well gabapentin. I wonder?

I had more memory problems when I was on lyrica and cymbalta.