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No Mommy I never forget anything, now what was I saying Oh yes the price of eggs went up again did you know, pardon what were you saying? Actually joking apart I'm the same as you most annoying think there's too much stress around did get worried about it and thought of going to the drs but you know what? I forgot (not joking) Norah

If that is the case Christine, I will be happy to forget.

Well if Thyroid problems cause your memory to go, then I have no chance. I had brain hemorrages as a child and that affected my short-term memory, now I have got Thyroid problems too. I give in, I know nowt and can remember even less. Granny

WHAT??? 'What's-er-name?'

I am a sufferer too. Put most of the lack of attention and retention down to being simply just not interested.

That sounds just like me.

Yes, I do think it is part of the menopause - my sister has found the same thing - and trying to remember the right words to use - stuttering, god its annoying.

My husband claims that it's not his memory that's deteriorating with age but his forgettory that's getting more and more efficient!

I was always known for my good memory - if anyone wanted to know about someone else, or other details, it was always me they asked. Since I have been with other half - nearly 10 years now - my memory and my health have deteriorated. His memory is appalling and the problem seems to be rubbing off on me! Now I am really having problems, and put it down to stress and my CFS. If you are concerned Jenny I would talk to your doctor. (P.S. Have you remembered to answer my email yet> lol) LIz

I've just found a cigarette burning while l lit another one, does that count. But the good thing is l forget that l've even forgotten things nowadays. I don't remember new faces or names, the safe places where l have put things and tomorrow is a whole new day. Anne

Sometimes get halfway through sentence and cannot think of next word! J x

My mum (in her early 70's) is now having real problems with memory. She says that when she wakes up in the mornings, it's as if her memory has been wiped in the night and she has to start trying to remember life's little details all over again. But my mum has never had a GOOD memory (I was one of those kids who NEVER had a clean PE kit on the right days!!) and my 24-year old daughter, though extremely academically clever, has the worst memory! She loses a set of keys a month (literally!) simply because she can never remember where she has put them. It makes me think that good or bad memory is to some extent a personality trait that can be inherited. Bev x

On a serious note forgetfullness starting around fifty in women can be due to lack of oestrogen and can sometimes be helped by HRT. This is not the same as presenile dementia.

Okay you lot of forgetties, read a recent study done on 5 year olds and 65 years olds, study first showed that 5 years olds could remember a group of info better than 65 ers. Result as we age our memory fails. Then study was expanded to include several different age groups, those results showed that as you age you don't forget you just need to be told more times to retain. They concluded that as you age you have so much useless information the brain takes longer to find a place to store the new stuff. Claimed if we came equipped with a control/alt/delete button and got rid of the useless info we wouldn't have these memory probs. So from now on that's my excuse - just tell me a few more times. LOL

Oooop! Think I've already answered this thread! Lin xx

I can remember things from years ago, but what did I have for dinner yesterday, and what was the question again? James

Jenny if you are really worried and not just joking get it checked out. Linda x

Actually, thinking about it (my brain hurts!), I call my daughter Topsy (one of the cats), I call Midge (one of the male cats) Shauna (daughter's name), to mention but two things. Yes, I forget a bit - but then, if the children can have a selective memory, why can't we adults as well! lol x

Er, do I know you? x

Jenny, Whenever I'm very tired, I have problems remembering trivial things, but then I think I try to remember too much. I can remember details of lots of people in my family tree who were born centuries ago, but I can't remember where I put my glasses, pen, jewellery, keys, etc. LOL I read somewhere that memory declines with age, but also that people have more to remember, the longer they live, so maybe it's not so bad. Anyway, my husband's been forgetting things ever since I first met him, when he was 19! I can also think of other people who are much younger who have a habit of forgetting things! ;>)))))))))))))))) ... and it's a convenient excuse, when you need one! LOL CB >|<