How can you tell if your forgetfulness is MS related or merely just stress related?
The past few months I seem to be forgetting things more and more and it's beginning to bother me.
A few examples.
1) I was right there sitting on our bed when dh went in and took a shower but then 30 minutes later when we were downstairs I asked him if he was going to go up and take his shower first before going out. He looked at me with that look of concern and then I did remember it.
2) Twice now I have made appointments for people to come to the house and twice now forgetting I scheduled them to come. I'm using my phone now to give me an alert reminder. I mean I remember making the appts. after the fact.
3)Conversations with my children that I later have no recollection of things they say that we discussed or was said. They back each other up that we discussed it and it's never something worth lying over.
Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I used to joke that I had the memory of an elephant. I just wonder if this is more to do with the fact that I have so much on my mind over the worry of my health and my kids etc. that I'm just not focusing or paying attention like I should. Talking about one thing...thinking about something else kind of deal.
This morning I knew somebody was coming to spray for spiders, but I seriously could not remember what time they were coming, but thankfully it was in my phone.
Is this just normal forgetfulness that I'm noticing more now or should I be concerned about this?
The past few months I seem to be forgetting things more and more and it's beginning to bother me.
A few examples.
1) I was right there sitting on our bed when dh went in and took a shower but then 30 minutes later when we were downstairs I asked him if he was going to go up and take his shower first before going out. He looked at me with that look of concern and then I did remember it.
2) Twice now I have made appointments for people to come to the house and twice now forgetting I scheduled them to come. I'm using my phone now to give me an alert reminder. I mean I remember making the appts. after the fact.
3)Conversations with my children that I later have no recollection of things they say that we discussed or was said. They back each other up that we discussed it and it's never something worth lying over.
Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I used to joke that I had the memory of an elephant. I just wonder if this is more to do with the fact that I have so much on my mind over the worry of my health and my kids etc. that I'm just not focusing or paying attention like I should. Talking about one thing...thinking about something else kind of deal.
This morning I knew somebody was coming to spray for spiders, but I seriously could not remember what time they were coming, but thankfully it was in my phone.
Is this just normal forgetfulness that I'm noticing more now or should I be concerned about this?
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