I have been having a bad case of Fibro fog lately. This morning I woke up at 4:30 and I didn't remember going to bed i'm like what day is it. Is it afternoon Did I miss lunch? then I remember oh yea I went to bed at 9:30 and I remembered i had watched a movie. It took me a few minutes to snap out of it. Sometimes I feel like I'm loosing it. The thing is I never really experienced this before just all of a sudden I'm forgetting stuff.

snowbunny, welcome to the fog! I have mornings and days like that. I am right now in a stage where I can't remember things and then I want to worry about alzhiemers and then I remember the fact that I even know I am forgetting things is a good sign. Now if that made sense to you, you are a charter member of the fibro fog society......giggle. Relax, take some deep breaths and this too will pass......until the next time.

Glojer

snowbunny, welcome to the fog! I have mornings and days like that. I am right now in a stage where I can't remember things and then I want to worry about alzhiemers and then I remember the fact that I even know I am forgetting things is a good sign. Now if that made sense to you, you are a charter member of the fibro fog society......giggle. Relax, take some deep breaths and this too will pass......until the next time.

Glojer

but how come when I was just having pain for years I never experienced this? Today I woke up ok. Thank god!

Yep, get this Fibro Foggy Thing... I wake up in the morning so out of it. My brain feels like mush.:dizzy:

I will get ready for work , go to my car, have to run upsatirs into the house cause I can't find my keys in mt hand bag, then I cant find the keys upstairs in the house, go back out side look for my hand bag and OH...my keys were always IN my hand bag, then my cell phone?????? I left it charging upstairs in the house !!! So back I go and get the cell phone. FINALY...I am ready to go to work. I close my garage door, pull out of the drive way go two blocks and say to myself " Did I close the garage door, I don't remeber." So, I drive back to see if the door is closed...and yes it is...and so is my mind. I cant tell yah how many times I have doen this.:eek:

I know there was a post Brain Fog and I added my strory of loosing my DH cell phone. I only borrowed it for a minuet to get a phone number..then it was lost. I had NO idea where I out it !! We looked for over an hour and could not find it./// I had to call and put a suspension on it till it was found. Well a couple hours later, not even looking for it, I am sitting at my desk, lifted up a folder and long and behold....THE CELL PHONE !!:D

I have 3 of the sweetest Cavilier King Charles spanial Dog and one Pomeranian. I bring them into our baclyard and run around and stuff, then call them back inside. I have been a few times "forgetteing " to have one of the dogs come back in and I have been locking him out, but not on purpose !!! Ill even get ready to go to sleep and say where is Brighton???? OMG I left him oputside !!! Yep.and there he is waiting for me at the door, he comes in and gives me a kiss like everything is fine and I always love you. Then he comes to bed with us. Unconditional love....God..I wish people were like. They can take a lesson or two from our furry for legged animals.

I have 3 of the sweetest Cavilier King Charles spanial Dog and one Pomeranian. I bring them into our baclyard and run around and stuff, then call them back inside. I have been a few times "forgetteing " to have one of the dogs come back in and I have been locking him out, but not on purpose !!! Ill even get ready to go to sleep and say where is Brighton???? OMG I left him oputside !!! Yep.and there he is waiting for me at the door, he comes in and gives me a kiss like everything is fine and I always love you. Then he comes to bed with us. Unconditional love....God..I wish people were like. They can take a lesson or two from our furry for legged animals.

Awww that is so sweet of him. It sounds like he understands what your going through dogs you know they know they are really smart. They know when your sad or hurt. I was thinking about getting a dog but I can barley take care of myself sometimes. And I'm so sore I think how can I take take care of a dog?

I have yo say yes, my dog knows. They are smart animals. I also think that my dogs are sometimes the best medicine..:wave:

Know where you are coming from. Brain fog is the major reason along with cost that I quit taking Lyrica. I couldn't even spell my name, I would have to think. I am very tempted to back on the Lyrica because it did help with the pain.

I am developing a sinus/headcold issue and it is making me realy foggy !!:dizzy:

Sorry to hear that.
My poor dog a yellow lab sure suffers when I do. I can not walk him. Last summer I was walking him about 2 miles twice a day and now he might get me to go .5 miles 2 or 3 times a week. I feel so bad for him. My husband has taken him the last couple of days. I think I might give a try today. For some reason I don't feel to bad yesterday and so far today. I had injections in my lower spine on Wednesday and they are finally helping a little. I'll go and see if it feels better when I walk. I have herniated disk and tears and arthritis in my back , and arthritis in my neck, hip, wrist and shoulders.
Hope you feel better real soon.
Jacqueline

snowbunny, some of our fog may indeed come from sleep meds or other meds we take. Anyone who takes meds is not immune to some of that occasionally but I have found that most of my fog comes when I am flaring and the fact that my body is dealing with more pain and fatigue and still trying to function, well my poor tiny little brain just can't deal with it all and goes into the fog. Now I also have those times when my brain is on overload because there is too much going on in my life and that causes lots of things. Like forgetting words and stuttering to get out an idea cause you can't get the words in the right order. And so many other things. Now put the two together, flaring and being busier than your brain can handle.......it's not a pretty sight.....giggle!

Glojer

I've been having problems as well, but i usually try to make light of it. Just the other day (true story) i walked in to a video store to rent a game, and i walked around with the game in hand looking for my dad (i forgot out account number), cause we walked in together. I figured he was just browsing, So i was looking for him for at least 15 minutes. Until I went outside to check, and he was in the car. He didn't even go in the store with me! :dizzy: I could've swore he was next to me, I think i even talked to him.

So yeah, ze Fog messes me me quite a lot. :p

My worst embarassing incident is when I went to get a massage. I had to fill in the form. Well it started out bad when I couldn't spell my name.. The massage therapist ended up filling everything out for me.

I can so totally relate to this issue.I have so many people who make fun of me or think I am exaggerating. I have a daughter that I had after 17 yrs of having my youngest and my joke was that I woukld forget her somewhere. Thank God I never did but I still worry I will forget to pick her up somewhere. I don't mind things that affect me ,but not her. I am thankful that these are simple to some o my friends with cancer and other diseases.

And here I thought it was just me (ha ha) I do agree with Glojer about the meds and all but the forgetfulness is off the charts sometimes. I have to write everything down, everything OR it could possibly be lost forever. Sometimes, I forget what I am talking about in the middle of a conversation. It's like if the there is any distraction, no matter how small, I forget. Now, if we could only forget the pain???? talk to everyone later (if I remember :jester:)

I LOATHE(<<Drama speak here:) ) The FOG...Dang..when I forget for a second the way to my Doc's Office...I have to stop and try to remember what my name is:dizzy:.

So many things I've done and can't remember, which is a good thing..I think.

I believe its more when I'm in a Flare.

Happy Thursday All:wave:

Belle~