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memory lapses

Posted by gus0557 @gus0557, 1 day ago

Hello,
Just wondering since my peripheral neuropathy diagnosis was this year.
A number of times during the day I go to do something and as soon as I get to where to do it, I go completely black. I find myself having to retrace backward inside my memory to locate what I wanted to do and then do it.
Any comments, thoughts, etc...???
Take care and have a serene day,
gus

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | 1 day ago
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@andyjustin

Sometimes I pour myself a cup of coffee walk away for 30 seconds. Forget that I poured the coffee I put my phone down. Then spent 40 minutes looking for it so yeah, my memory gets a little foggy I think sometimes I’ll do something all day and then try to remember what I did all day and I have to think on it for a minute or two before I remember so far my memory lapses haven’t caused me any real issues and sometimes I just like to forget things I think gabapentin might have something to do with it or I could just be another symptom of neuropathy, cause neuropathy always leaves you guessing

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@andyjustin
Neuropathy pain can indeed cause various types of memory issues.
Gabapentin can also cause memory problems as can most other anticonvulsants.
Take care,
Jake

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dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | 15 hours ago

@gus0557
I do this all the time. I am in my mid50s and believe it is aging plus could be tied to long COVID, cardiovascular health, plus I have cervical myelopathy which is compression injury of my spinal cord. I also have peripheral neuropathy/small fiber neuropathy but don’t know if that affects my memory.

Have you seen a neurologist to have a full evaluation and brain MRI? Have you had an evaluation by a cardiologist to check vascular health? Depending on your lung function, you might see a pulmonologist and have a sleep study done for sleep apnea.

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gus0557 | @gus0557 | 14 hours ago
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@johnbishop

Hi Gus, I have read about Brain Neuroplasticity being used in helping people with providing relief for neuropathy symptoms but not sure about making memory worse. Here's one study ...
-- Relationship between peripheral neuropathy and cognitive performance in the elderly population:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8137106/
Barry @user_che214927, started this discussion that is pretty interesting as a treatment for neuropathy:
-- Neuropathy and Brain Neuroplasticity: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/barry-sheales-australia/

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Hi John,
Thank you so much and I shall add the links to the growing list of links in the neuropathy folder of my favorites in the browser. I shall definitely look into this.
Thanks again and have a serene day,
gus

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gus0557 | @gus0557 | 13 hours ago
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@dlydailyhope

@gus0557
I do this all the time. I am in my mid50s and believe it is aging plus could be tied to long COVID, cardiovascular health, plus I have cervical myelopathy which is compression injury of my spinal cord. I also have peripheral neuropathy/small fiber neuropathy but don’t know if that affects my memory.

Have you seen a neurologist to have a full evaluation and brain MRI? Have you had an evaluation by a cardiologist to check vascular health? Depending on your lung function, you might see a pulmonologist and have a sleep study done for sleep apnea.

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Hello,
I have been through everything you mentioned and I do have a new neurologist who is quite helpful in walking me through this wild condition. Things with it keep changing almost on a daily basis. I am now experiencing a rise in body temperature and feeling warmer tha normal. I gus we have to keep expecting the unexpected.
Take care and have a serene day,
gus

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1kay2 | @1kay2 | 5 hours ago

I have that as well, some comes with age and some of it is from my fibromyalgia. It has happened for 40 years now.

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