Memory Problems | Arthritis Information

All this week I have been having a REALLY bad time remembering stuff.

Like today...

I thought about getting up and getting tooth-pick and then I decided to take my plate to the trash and get some more coke along the way. Well... I remembered to throw away my plate and get some more coke, but then I just stood there trying to remember what else I was suppose to be getting or doing.

It probably took me a good 2 hours before the thought of going to get a tooth-pick even came back to my thought process. And by that time we were on our way home and no tooth-picks in sight.

I do not know why I am starting to have memory problems again. I had them bad when I had so much inflammation and in so much pain, but it went away when I got on Humira. And now it seems it is coming back again.

I mean... I had some days when I would forget things, but not to the extent I am back to now. It is like my mind is too tired.

Me too Joonie...I thought It was due to me turning 40 but that was the same time I began having RA symptoms. Does it have something to do with the RA or meds maybe? I mean I will stand up, take 2 steps and forget what I was doing. I thought it was old age.

For me, Lyrica required the "less pain, but less brain" trade-off. Since I started it, I tend to write with homonyms (words that sound alike like "you" vs "ewe"), and speak with words that are similar sounding but totally different (like "practical" vs "political"). And my excellent memory has been completely trashed. Sometimes I will get on-line to look up something and by the time my homepage has loaded I forget what I was going to do.

(Edited because my brain took an extra minute to catch up and find my errors!)InnerGlow2008-02-16 22:29:11I think it is a combo of RA & meds, but probably more RA than meds. Because when I was taking only 5mg of pred when I was really swelled and inflammed... I had really really bad memory problems like you describe. I mean I acutally forgot words in the middle of sentances and some of my words came out all jumbled and hubby thought I was going "de-ta-de" on him.

I hope it gets better for you. I know I am doing better with the memory problem, but I have my days, weeks like I am now. And it is just annoying my hubby because I can't remember what I called him into the bedroom for and then have to call him back. Been doing that alot this week.

Spare a thought for us oldies who live in the "here after."

Like, we go from one room to another saying "what am I here after!

Forgot my name, so I'll just say "cheers."

My memory is shocking, especially when in a lot of pain. And I also forget words mid sentence , its so frustrating and embarrassing. I used to tease my mum about it, but now I am worse than her most days. Well... I say a combo, because I have actually had severe memory loss while taking arava and it was not caused by RA, as at that time RA was not that bad and I did not have memory problems before then.

Add me to the CRS club. As is our Saturday morning ritual, family members met at a restaurant for breakfast. I got my pills out and put them on a napkin while waiting for our food. About 2 hours later while shopping with my mom, when I started feeling really crappy, I realized I didn't even take my pills. I left them sitting on the table. My memory problems are absolutely horrible if I am having problems sleeping, whether due to pain, stress, noise, or illness. I've found that a few days of "forced" sleep (Lunesta, Benadryl, whatever) will restore my memory. allycat, I used to tease my mother about forgetting words and things, and now she teases me mercilessly. She gets so much enjoyment knowing the shoe is on the other foot. I am so glad to be able to entertain her... I've had this memory thing forever . I always thought it was from too much multitasking .

You get to doing 2-3 things at once and the little thing just slides by . Or I'm going to get something and am thinking of all that I have to get done and the thing I went to get is

out of my head . Then I just retrace my steps to see if I remember . Most times I do .

But I hate it when I don't.

[QUOTE=SnowOwl] It's good the meds are supposed to be helping my mobility because I have to retrace my steps so often...[/QUOTE]