I was laid off from my job in December. At first I was really angry - I had always been such a good worker. Great performance reviews, raises etc.

But now that I have had time to reflect, I know I was not doing the job like I used to. It was taking me 3-4 times as long to get things done because I would recheck my work and find some small thing I over looked and then redo my work, only to find something else I over looked. I caught all my mistakes, but before my RSD got so much worse, I would have flown through my work and not even bothered to check myself.

For me, it is not so much short term memory - at least I don't think so. My 86 year old Mom lives with me, and her memory is failing. She can't remember what we had for lunch an hour after we ate, sometimes doesn't even remember that we ate at all. My "brain" issue does not seem to be in the same way she has.

My problem seems to be understanding and comprehension. Since being off work, I have tried to take a couple online computer courses - simple ones. I can't seem to "get" it at all.... I used to be able to take a course online and hardly take any notes. Now I can't figure out what they are trying to say to be able to take a note.

I can read a novel, and have to go back and re-read parts again because I missed the drift of the story.

I love the show 24, which has lots of plot twists and turns. When it started a couple weeks back, I recorded it on DVR... and have played the first few episodes over and over because I can't seem to figure it out this year.

I have taken 30 mg a day of Namenda for the last few months --- it helped me a lot a couple years back when I was on it. Now, it doesn't seem to be helping much at all. I am on a couple high blood pressure meds, but that is all. Nothing else has really helped enough to warrent taking it.
Jules