Bad Memory?

[Justaspekt]

So lately my memory has been absolutely terrible. Sometimes I'll walk in a room of my house and then I have to spend about 10 seconds trying to figure out what I was doing there. I can never remember what I need to do. I know my to do list is something I need to write down but sometimes I'll forget one or two things. Sometimes even alarms don't help. I'm starting to get used to the sound of my meds alarm and I forget that it went off until 11am sometimes (usually taken at 7:30-8am). I know a couple hours difference doesn't mess up anything but I don't want it to keep extending. My therapist has said that my recent memory problems are probably from the major depression. I used to be good at remembering.

Anyone else experienced this?

[Dahila]

yes when i am stressed out , or when I am planing a new product which starts in my head first then goes on paper. You probably have anxiety, Good diet helps, low carbs a lot of nuts, no sugar no junk food. You could drink ginco biloba tea

[Justaspekt]

yes when i am stressed out , or when I am planing a new product which starts in my head first then goes on paper. You probably have anxiety, Good diet helps, low carbs a lot of nuts, no sugar no junk food. You could drink ginco biloba tea

I have GAD actually. I might try low carbs but because of some dental stuff I can't currently have nuts (maybe liquid though) or tea.

[Dahila]

Justaspekt I have Gad too and I am living with it more than 5 decades, two months ago my results were not good and I changed my diet to low carbs and high fat ; the last one prevents from blood glucose spiking. What is the most surprising, I have the lowest level of anxiety in the last ten years. I sleep much better, as a side effect I lost weight. I must start to exercise now......nuts you can get almond drink no sugar, no carbs it is not bad and 50% is B12 which is good for me. You could get grinded almonds, I started to use almond flour and cooconut flour.
Have ever try to drink chamomile tea or Lemon balm tea? They are very effective.
Meditation could help you with memory a lot, but I think it is lack of focus because you are stressed and then you mind is jumping like a monkey and can not function it should. :) Try low carbs, I am so surprised by it:

[Justaspekt]

I will start with liberal carb watch then, I guess. So many things have like 20+g carbs for one serving. >.> under 25g sounds so limiting to what you eat during meals. I was thinking about almond drinks too. Meditation hasn't worked for me yet. I can't keep obsessive thoughts out of my head while sitting there. I have done yoga though and I find that much easier and the stretching is really relaxing.

But besides that, if anyone reads this I still would like to hear your stories too. I didn't mean to move the subject.

[Dahila]

Hm meditation, what about guided meditation? https://youtu.be/u4gZgnCy5ew
I do meditate off and on for probably 25 years. I had a hard time to focus when my life was tough, at the same time I lost my mother, then my oldest brother got cancer. Countless problems with my kids; I raised them by myself, my ex was bipolar , I could not stay with him anymore. Jon Kabat Zinn guided meditation put me back on recovery ;) I could not sleep for 24 to 36 hours and I had to go to work, This was the best option beside beznos
Somehow my life got better....... much better but still I go back to Jon, his voice is calming me down .......
My partner had a high level of stress for 5 years, after his accident. He does not believe in meditation...................but he started to use it too, and guess what; it worked for him too, even he was never interested in it. With guided meditation you listen and do nothing or just follow the voice, with body scan which is so long 40 minutes I usually was asleep after 20 minutes and woke up when he finished, to take turn it off and sleep :) I does not cost anything to try. It helps a lot of people:)
I asked few people in Diabetes II straigh talk about quality of sleep after cutting down carbs to minimum, they all say that they sleep better. I hope i can keep it up, it does wonders to body

[Kirk]

If I am under stress, have lack of sleep, am pre-occupied with something, etc., my memory suffers at times.

[Ponder]

Seroquel/Quetiapine made my already existing memory loss much much worse. This is despite the well known sleep assist such drugs are well known for. It's a double edge sword going that route to quell anxiety and the like as the pacification process slows the body's ability on so many other fronts that are in need to sync in with other chemical processes for long term well being. It's like taking one step forward then two steps back. None the less quality of life is measured differently for different folks. Going the natural path with not only food, but also learning to sleep and mix other facets of lifestyle with the focus on Ciircadian rhythm has helped a LOT. The other aid which I should do more to make lifestyle is meditate as that's a sure fire way to make space for what's really important and to delete what is not.

Our heads are full of so much shit no matter how well we end up being and or get. It's a full time J_O_B just to clear the head and work on staying healthy. So much BS to sift through ... none the less it can be done. Redirection by simply dropping a project and starting another ... moving on then coming back to it later. Try not to fall into the trap of avoidance though when doing that. Try not to search for constant comfort by logging in and only looking for pats on the back ... Keep searching for new challenges, but keep the doable ... little by little ...

I could not remember shit after being medicated so long ... I also suffered badly with sleep apnea - one of MANY side effects which led to obesity which resulted in not getting enough o2 ... this is not counting all the alcohol & drug abuse + other side effects of metabolic syndrome (medicated related too) → lack of blood circulation and body's ability to absorb o2 ...

POINT IS ... my memory loss was really severe . Check the play list in my sig and look for the vid "comming off my medication!"

Not remembering things is like a trigger. Like a continual spark form a number of short circuits (all those side affects that build up!!!) YEA ... they say you can sleep and it's all peaceful if you just take this ... you'll feel great. Man ... that shit really fucked me up. Anyways ... I'm not sure about all this focus on one thing ... Like this or that diet ... as in this of that aspect of ones food. It don't work like that. You can't aim at just one element within the spectrum of food. You can try though :) Reading all the stuff online is useless unless you put yourself through the testing procedure and come up with own records. That's what I did once I got sick of all the BS of "OH NO - You should or You have to ..... la la la ... you get my drift, or at least I hope you do. You will once you start trying all the ponderous advice and then scratch your head as to why the &*#@ it's not working for you.

Combination of trying many things is what worked for me ... but all within the realm of natural products that require time and effort. Any kind of short cut immediately impacts my memory straight up. Thankfully I am clean enough to feel it when that happens. That's mostly food wise and also chemical exposure. The rest is getting up and getting outside ... healthy exposure and also level of psychical activity and basic moment. Fact is, that other thing that comes from finding constant comfort is the sedntary lifestyle that negates the pleasantry agenda of feeling fine. Not only do the wonder chemicals arrest our body's function, but the lack of movement and healthy exposure also kills -

I'm not just talking about meds - I'm also talking about that crap they call food ... all the sugar, salt, spices and then lets add to that the alcohol & smokes (also justified like medications to quell the pain) ... A quick fix on so many fronts.

Until I gave up all the Poison in all it's forms ... only then have I been able to slow my memory loss. Meditation and my passion to heal myself has and still is unlocking new ways of learning and remembering. I am astounded that I am just now (as a result of my healing) learning to read music given my history and age .. but .. I have learned how to find things I like to do. Seeking out and creating my own positive experiences creates new path ways in my brain and helps to soften those harder parts of my brain.

This is an awesome discovery for me ... so much so I could care less what others think. It's not a competition ... I just learn to be the best that I can be ... but in an enjoyable way. :)

That's my story. Just scratching the surface of it at any rate ... I still suffer with memory issues ... but is OK ... I will probably end up with Dementia or that other one ... ???? Alzheimers - Matters little to me as is more important to keep things flowing as best I can and in the least uncomfortable way ... which I know means looking for new challenges and experiencing a little discomfort along the way. I am always looking for some mountain to climb no matter what ... and I don't do it because I want to flog myself ... I do because I know that doing so is what keeps me sane.

I found this good podcast today that I share before I leave ... might put in my dairy as well. Thanks for the read and also this thread. Have a nice day/evening.

Happy Memories .... aaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa

066 – Comfort & Convenience – The Positive Psychology Podcast:
http://strengthsphoenix.com/podcast/066-comfort-convenience-positive-psychology-podcast/

Relevant in terms of laziness as well - when we should seek more to challenge ourselves. We all see differently and I don't expect anyone to listing. I just like to share a good podcast when I find one ... and ones that I believe relevant to post like these and or this forum.

Forgive me- I leave this one half edited as I really need to go make a nutritious meal. You know now it is .... priorities and all that. : )