I am now 57 and lost my job 7 years ago when I started making mistakes at work and had no idea I was the one making them! I honestly thought someone was logging in on my computer just to mess with me! Then I had a car wreck and (which had nothing to do with it) but really messed up my neck, so I was off work for weeks on FMLA. They replaced me while my job was supposed to be protected.
As I was attempting to return to work, they informed me they didn't have a position for me (tho FMLA guaranteed they have to hold you a position). I had other health issues that never stopped me from coming to work, such as SEVERE migraines, where I could barely open my eyes, had to wear sunglasses some days. And lupus, and fibromyalgia. But I was forgetting conversations that my husband and I had at home. I decided it was a good time to see if I qualified for disability. I had already started over with a new job twice in 5 yrs after 24 yrs at a previous job! At the age of 50 with my health issues, I didn't think I was hireable. They approved me within 6 months!
But earlier this year, my Dr put me on an antidepressant called remeron, and all of the sudden I started thinking cleare
r, I had more energy. Bad news was, side effect of this drug is appetite stimulant. I gained 30 lbs in 3 months. It kind of tapered off there. But I begged him to find me something else. So he switched me. Now I'm back in the same boat. Not quite as bad. But I don't feel near as good as I was on Remeron. I was on Celexa before, and it took years to figure out that was what caused the decline in my cognitive thinking!
I am now 57 and lost my job 7 years ago when I started making mistakes at work and had no idea I was the one making them! I honestly thought someone was logging in on my computer just to mess with me! Then I had a car wreck and (which had nothing to do with it) but really messed up my neck, so I was off work for weeks on FMLA. They replaced me while my job was supposed to be protected.
As I was attempting to return to work, they informed me they didn't have a position for me (tho FMLA guaranteed they have to hold you a position). I had other health issues that never stopped me from coming to work, such as SEVERE migraines, where I could barely open my eyes, had to wear sunglasses some days. And lupus, and fibromyalgia. But I was forgetting conversations that my husband and I had at home. I decided it was a good time to see if I qualified for disability. I had already started over with a new job twice in 5 yrs after 24 yrs at a previous job! At the age of 50 with my health issues, I didn't think I was hireable. They approved me within 6 months!
But earlier this year, my Dr put me on an antidepressant called remeron, and all of the sudden I started thinking cleare
r, I had more energy. Bad news was, side effect of this drug is appetite stimulant. I gained 30 lbs in 3 months. It kind of tapered off there. But I begged him to find me something else. So he switched me. Now I'm back in the same boat. Not quite as bad. But I don't feel near as good as I was on Remeron. I was on Celexa before, and it took years to figure out that was what caused the decline in my cognitive thinking!
I would suggest having a sleep study. Sleep deprivation can cause a lot of neurological symptoms over time, and sleep apnea is easily treatable. One thing to rule out, anyway.
I have been doing that about 15 years, but I am 63!
Yeast may be your culprit. It was mine. I had an overgrowth of it. If it gets out of hand in your intestines, it can get into your blood and to your brain. They also have tiny barbs that can poke holes in your intestine causing "leaky gut" which is essentially toxins from your gut leaking into your body and can make you vey sick, causing many problems. Your Dr can prescribe a yeast killer like Diflucan, but you must do at least 39 days if it. No more than that to prevent liver damage. You can only eat things that are not sweet or starchy for thirty days and can only add back a few very low sugar or low starch things at a time to see if You still have problems with them.