I’ve always been a bit scatterbrained, but lately it’s getting worse, and it’s even starting to affect my marriage. My husband says it’s like having a third child, and we fight nearly every day about something that I have forgotten to do. I don’t know if it’s due to narcolepsy, my medication, or something else
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It is the Narcolepsy.... it does effect your memory alot. I have to write everything down. However your husband needs to realize that this is a big part of this disorder and give you some grace. I am married and my husband knows that he has to be the one to keep track of all the info in our family. I do my best but it isnt always there. You are not alone!
OH YES!! DEFINITELY!! I make lists in my day planner, my calendar on my phone, and my notepad....and I STILL forget!! It's a everyday challenge.
I have list after list or I forget everything. When Your Brain is sleepy it doesn't absorb information. That is why a lot of people w/Narcolepsy have memory issues. I take pictures all the time otherwise I won't remember it.
Cutting carbs and sugar really helps with my brain fog. I have it too with perimenopause. But after 3 days keto, my mind is super sharp!
Girl! I get it! I literally had someone telling others not to talk to me because i was always in another realm due to dissociation, at my old job... we understand your pain.