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Stop Forgetting Things
Forgetting things
Also called Everyday forgetfulness, Forgetful, Forgetfulness, Absent-minded, Bad memory
Who it's forA man who walks into rooms and forgets why, and keeps dropping tasks.
When to see a doctor
- You have just hit your head and now have trouble understanding, speaking or with balance, or your behavior has changed: call 911.
- Memory problems that keep happening or affect your day-to-day life: see your doctor. Take someone who can help describe them.
- Memory getting slowly worse over months, being confused about time and place, or struggling with familiar daily tasks: talk to your doctor sooner rather than later.
- Symptoms after a head injury lasting more than 2 weeks: see your doctor.
- Forgetful, losing things, struggling to finish tasks, since school, and it affects work or study: see your doctor about ADHD. See Adult ADHD.
- Loud snoring, gasping or stopped breathing in sleep, and tired all day: see your doctor about sleep apnea.
- Memory problems with pins and needles, or feeling weak and tired: ask your doctor about vitamin B12.
- Forgetful, tired, cold, gaining weight or low: ask your doctor about your thyroid.
- Low mood or no interest in things, most of the day for more than 2 weeks: see your doctor.
I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Every dose on this page is the one a trial or a label used, quoted from the source. It is not a prescription. Talk to a physician who has your history before anything on a prescription.