My Memory Problem and Symptoms

I have been following my memory symptoms for almost two years, and I'm witing a paper on my experience. The paper will explain the character of my symptoms and why they don't show up, for example, in conversation and standard memory testing (I had it) which is meant to determine if you have dementia.

I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy Type 2, but I now believe it should be Idiopathic Hypersomnia. That's because recent studies have shown that they are really the same thing, and they both have nothing to do with the real Narcolepsy (Type 1). That is another discussion for later.

What I want to do here is list some of my symptoms that I believe come from memory errors., and see if anyone with any type of hypersomnia has the same or similar symptoms. Here goes:

- Not finishing simple tasks - once I tried to get a cup of coffee from the kitchen 5 times. I never got any coffee.
- Setting things down and never remembering where they are. I spend much of my day looking for things.
- Don't remember habitual tasks - for me one is letting the dog in and out. Is he in or is he out? Who knows!
- Knocking things over and dropping things way more often than usual.
- Projects involving lots of small tasks are very difficult for me to finish, for example, I did a do it yourself install of wainscot on my living area. There were all kinds of pieces and all types of tools. It took me about ten times longer than I thought it should have. Easy tasks happen a huge number of times a day such that they make larger tasks extremely difficult
- Hours in the grocery store. Way too long
- Don’t realize how much time has gone by while doing something
- Interesting and thankfully my Driving is not affected

If someone is interested in replying I may ask for their permission to add their symptoms to my list (no identifying info on my list). I would like to hear what your diagnosis is.

Thank you very much. -Tim