My cog fog improved dramatically once I retired, and then again it is improving even more now that I have stopped my DMD. I am making an effort to cut back on so many meds. I feel snowed under.

I would speak to your neuro and ask for opinions.

Thanks for the input, gang. I've already had the psych testing. It showed that I was in the "normal" range for my age and MS.

I also was able to get cognitive therapy. They try to teach you tricks to remembering things, but I was only approved for three visits, it wasn't very helpful. I couldn't keep reinforcing the tricks, and now, two months later, I 'm starting over.

I have short term and long term memory issues, and my boss expects me to remember why I did something a particular way a year ago. I don't even remember doing the thing!

I'm just at such a loss. I know I can keep working, just not in law maybe, but I don't know. I can't tell a prospective employer that I can do the job, then get hired and find I have the same problem? What then? I won't get DI, I'm not that impaired, and only impaired on some days.

This really stinks, Catch. I've been there. I realized I was not capable of doing my job long before my boss was. I was a payroll clerk/secretary/clerical everything for a utility company.

Does your firm offer long-term disability? You should check out your options in case you have to retire. Can you work part-time somewhere?

In my case I knew couldn't work anywhere anymore. I just felt like I was not reliable at all. I always worked above an beyond the call of duty, it.'s just my nature. I really don't know what I would've done if I didn't have long-term disability. I do miss working a lot though.

Good luck .

hi catch,

i've had some memory problems too, mostly short term.
my neuro put me on Namenda. it's off label for MS, it's an alzheimer's drug.
but it has helped some with my memory.

i'm still fairly forgetful tho.
would keeping some kind of notebook be helpful?

maybe you could discuss this again with your dr. tell him your job is at stake.
it's usually easier to find a job while you have a job. ask yourself what you would LIKE to do. take an assessment of your experiences and skills. maybe then you could figure out what you'd like to look for.