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There was a time when I could remember a lot of things just like that! You could say I had them at my fingertips. Phone numbers, addresses, names of distant relatives, I could recall them all.
Then my thyroid started to act up. Or you can say, it gave up and my memory because absolutely abysmal. I would buy stuff and then forget about it and buy some more, like groceries or toiletries. It became very worrying and when I had a through check-up, it all was contributed to my hypothyroidism.
I am on medication for last 22 years but there are big chunks of my memory which are lost to me. I don’t say lost forever because one never knows when they may surface up!
This faulty memory has some advantages too. If someone ( usually a family member) accuses me of something I failed to do in the long distant past, or did something wrong, I can say with a clear conscience that I just don’t remember any such incident.
Now I have my phone and Google at my fingertips! Answer to everything one wants to know.
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I also suffer from hypothyroidism – been on medication for many years. I never attributed my poor memory to it before. I thought it was old age. Thanks for sharing.
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The signs of this disease are very insidious! Most mimic other symptoms. Basically everything starts to slow down so you can work out the effects of this disease.
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At least it serves one purpose: getting you out of trouble! π
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Yup! Comes very handy a lot of times π
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I too am on meds for my thyroid. I have been for decades. I never heard that there is a memory connection.
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There is a sluggishness of brain and can effect memory too. Mine has huge gaps.
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That makes sense. Mine is short term and happens more frequently than I like.
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I have started doing puzzles to jog my brain. It helps.
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It’s scary. I just got out fourth speaker – for the bathroom!
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at least I can “hey, Google” in the bath π€£
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That you can!
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it’s a good way out !)
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Yes! π
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I blame everything on “Fibro Fog”. I have a doctor’s diagnosis of Fibromyalgia so I’m definitely allowed to not remember or easily forgetππππ
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Haha! Not easily forget!
Itβs a valid reason!
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Mmm. Thanks for sharing, Sadje. I had no idea that hypothyroidism could affect memory. And, a big yes to the assistance of tech! Have a great week. π
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Thanks Jeff. Since Iβve had this disease, Iβve researched a lot on it and have discovered many effects of it not commonly known.
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Welcome. Ah, I see. Super helpful to know about, Sadje. Appreciate you sharing. π
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My pleasure
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I know my sister has thyroid issues and she takes a medication for it. Before she was diagnosed she was extremely tired… don’t remember if memory was a problem for her or not. Myself, I have Fibro Fog from my Fibromyagia. List are important to keep my “offline memory” π
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Tired and sleepy, thatβs how I used to feel all the time. Fibromyalgia has this effect and making lists is a good way to deal with it. π
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