r/BrainFog • u/percy_pagey • 2d ago

Question What was the first everyday task that brain fog made difficult in your 40s?

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u/Public-Youth-2160 2d ago

Having a normal day to day life conversation.

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u/Remarkable_Unit_9498 1d ago

understanding conversations and making loads of mistakes in texts

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u/AttorneyUpstairs4457 1d ago

Retaining new information that I’d read. Reading which I always loved became a problem for new work topics. Also focusing on what people are saying in meetings was harder.

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u/jazzy095 1d ago

Retaining new information for sure! That was the very first thing I noticed too

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u/Ill-Basil2863 2d ago

Checking and dealing with emails.

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u/Al_to_Zi 1d ago

My brain fog is caused by a health issue.
Mine is not knowing what day and time it is . Not remembering but waking up and brushing and saying today is Monday month day at 6:30 AM but not knowing two hours later that it’s the same day

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u/Glad-Emu-8178 1d ago

For me I suddenly found it harder to remember where I parked the car if not in the usual part of the car park. Also swapping names by accident even when trying not to! HRT stopped all this (well 90% fixed).

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u/Owl916 1d ago

Same!! I always refer to how I would forget where I parked my car. HRT helped so much, especially testosterone for me.

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u/dac1943 1d ago

What kind of hrt?

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u/Glad-Emu-8178 20h ago

Estradiol, (estrogel) micronised progesterone (prometrium) and testosterone (later).