Hi V,

Welcome to the forum. I am just getting into Perimenapause and those things are happening with me too. I half wonder if it's not related to hormones, and psyche meds. Like today I couldn't remember where the resturant was we were going to, I thought it was on one side of a light on the right and my husband was like, "No, it's past the light" and proceeded to tell me he's worried about my memory. I was like "well DUH! I am worrying about it too!"

I know my mom is 61 and we joke (I'm 40) about our memories becoming swiss cheese and selective about the things we can recall. I have read that doing word puzzles and things which exercise the brain 'muscle' can help keep our minds sharp, but I never have the time for them. I feel your pain.