I. Can't. Remember. SHIT!! (doctor? is there something i can take?)

[bertha katzenengel]

Honestly, is there ANY herbal thing or over the counter thing i can take to improve my short term memory??

:banghead:

[Deep13]

1. Hmmmm. A cure for CRS?

Best guess: more sleep and more excercise to oxygenate the brain.

Also, as a fan of House, I must assume it is Lupus.:evilgrin:

[MsKandice01]

24. No, it's an INFECTION!

:P

[Raven]

2. crossword puzzles. n/t

[petronius]

29. Yep - brain exercise, good sleep habits, physical exercise...

I like crosswords and sudoku...

[raccoon]

3. Some think gingko biloba helps.

How old are you, if you don't mind?

I have difficulty remembering stuff these days too. Sometimes after a while, fifteen minutes or longer, it comes back to me.

[bertha katzenengel]

6. 44

argh

I pick up my pen to write something down, and by the time I put pen to paper I have forgotten what I was going to write. I'm not kidding.

[raccoon]

11. I know the feeling. I hate it when I go into a room, and can't remember

why I went there in the first place.

[AllegroRondo]

4. ask Alberto Gonzales.

oh, wait, he cant recall.

[NewJeffCT]

5. I think you're probably qualified to be Bush's new attorney general, though

the pay is good, and you get a pension, too.

[catmandu57]

7. Put the lime in the coconut

Drink them both up, then you'll feel better.

[bertha katzenengel]

9. Yah!

I love that song. :)

[skygazer]

8. True story

A friend of mine bought a supplement that was supposed to help improve memory. He has no idea if it works because he can't remember where he put it. :P

[bertha katzenengel]

10. *blink*

:rofl:

[mopinko]

12. melatonin

how is your sleep? this is one of the very, very few "herbal things" that i believe in. does help give you a more restful sleep.

[realisticphish]

14. that's interesting

do you have a link to a study? Because that could be a way to do an end run around the problem of memory (since I'm pretty sure sleep is shown to help memory)

[mopinko]

15. it was recommended to me by

a sleep specialist/neurologist at a big university. actually, it was my son that it was recommended for- he has a circadian clock problem, common in teens.
but since i have fibromyalgia, which is sleep related, i have been taking it. seems to be helping me.

[realisticphish]

16. i'll have to check into it

I've never heard of it before (not that I'm a neurologist or anything)

[bertha katzenengel]

21. I tried melatonin to help me sleep. It knocks me out, then I'm awake

five hours later and can't go back to sleep.

My doc has me on 1 mg Lunesta to try to regulate my sleep pattern. I'm sure that will improve my memory - now that you mention it. Hadn't htought of it before. :hi:

[realisticphish]

13. no

I'm sorry, it sucks ass, but there's no proven cure for bad memory. There are a lot of mystical, faux herbal remedies, but there is nothing that has been shown to do anything. Believe me, I have the same problem

edit: you might try practicing remembering. Memorize stuff, poetry, music, etc. The brain thrives on practice. It might help :shrug:

[deucemagnet]

17. Ever consider getting a blackberry or PDA?

It might not fix your memory, but it can substitute for it. :shrug:

[bigwillq]

18. Stop smoking pot.

:P

:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

22. Why? It's always 4:20 somewhere.

:hi:

FTR I don't toke. I've frequently wanted to try it, but it's out of the question now: Mrs. V. is deathly allergic.

:hi:

[mzteris]

19. hey - I don't know if this applies to you, but

I was having HUGE memory issues -

turned out - not only was I "going through menopause"

and

"Depressed"

I was walking around with about a 40% oxygen rate and didn't know it. I wasn't getting enough oxygen to my brain. An inhaler helped tremendously.

[hedgehog]

20. It's always worthwhile to check with your doctor.

It's amazing the number of minor things that can go wrong and really screw you up.

[pitohui]

26. be sure the doctor tests for b12 deficiency, pernicious anemia

i'm thinking you're around my age or thereabouts so if this advice is too "old" for you, sorry, it can well be i've got you mixed up w. someone else

anyways...even if you are not a vegetarian, you can get a b12 deficiency in middle age or older because some people lose the ability to use the b12 they get from their food

a friend's dad (not a vegetarian or vegan) had it and while he could not regain the memory and intelligence level he had before developing the disease, he was able to stop the progression, unfortunately he waited quite a while before he understood how bad the problem was and got tested, and you don't get back what you have lost, so he did lose quite a bit of brain function before he started getting the injections

so it's really worth testing for since once discovered it can so easily be kept in check -- i would urge anyone w. memory loss to ask about pernicious anemia!

i had your same experience w. melatonin, except i couldn't even stay down five hours, ugh, that is just not enough sleep for me to function well, i guess it's okay for the short period sleepers who really only need 4 or 5 hours a night but i'm not martha stewart last time i looked! :-)

let us know if the lunesta helps, i think it will if you can get enough hours sleep each night

[Left Is Write]

23. Yes, there is! It's supposed to be fantastic! Improves short term memory just like that!

Dang.

Now I can't remember what it's called.

:P

[KT2000]

25. Mercola.com said today

that moving your eyes side to side for 30 seconds improves memory. Supposedly it helps connections between left and right hemispheres in the brain.

[mzteris]

30. mercola is a major quack,

imho.

Sorry. But he is. He's nothing but a snake oil salesman.

That's not to say EVERYTHING he says is wrong (even a broken watch is right 2x a day!), but please, double - no - triple check anything he says. Check your sources and their credentials.

edit typo.....

[KT2000]

31. I don't always agree

with everything he says. But my experience has taught me that mainstream medicine has quite a few quacks. They push pharmaceuticals beyond reason, spout the party line out of fear of repurcussions if they don't and will make "politically convenient diagnoses" even when the patient's life is in danger.
Sorry - have seen it first hand.

I have seen many people labeled quacks only to see their protocols adopted later on.

[SPKrazy]

27. LSD

:shrug:


mebbe not

[Phentex]

28. Did you put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up?

I said "Doctor! Ain't there nothing I can take?

:)