Hello

I just browsed in here from the chronic pain forum. Hope I'm not intruding. Most of the cognitive functions you complain of (listed below) are impaired by pain, too. And fatigue, hunger, sleep deprivation, low blood sugar, high blood salt (thirst), low electrolytes, high blood cortisol (stress), low B12, low iron, low or high body temperature... in short, imbalance in any homeostatic body system.

So, one of the things I do to clear my thinking, apart from taking modafinil, is make sure the demands of all my body's homeostatic systems are met. I sleep as much as I want (it's pretty much my first priority), eat healthy (low fat, low sugar) so I can eat whenever I want, and am never too hot or cold. To reduce stress I've cut back on the number of vexatious people in my life and replaced them with warm understanding supportive ones, and always leave myself plenty of time.

Doydie, that hug from your grandchild, apart from feeling so good, raises your pain threshold which improves these cognitive faculties - the "executive functions".

Tkrik
visual memory is shot
ability to grasp details waivers
calculation abilities are below average

Kitty
I find it's worse later in the day so fatigue has got to be playing a big part of it.

Snoopy
Yesterday was not a good day for me (tired, cog, running in slow motion)... Instead of putting people on hold I was putting the reciever back down without pushing hold first I was disconnecting them... On the other hand, I was doing the same thing last week without a problem...I hate when I have "off" days

FinLady
Can't tell ya how many times I forgot stuff in the washer recently. I have gotten into the habit of repeating aloud the chores I need to do.
paying attention to the road is hard

braingonebad
I think cog fog is just as complicated an issue as fatigue, with just as many causes and potential ways to ease it. Sounds like a good start, trying some supplements. After all, that can't hurt. And I notice if I keep my electrolyes balanced, my brain works a bit better. It's not great, but better. I always seem to need extra potasium.

kicker
I get overwhelmed by home tasks I once had no problems with, following directions (especially written assembly or complex computer stuff). Short Term Memory (STM) not very good but Long Term Memory (LTM) pretty good. I struggle with, but am not as good as, at organizational skills, but physical barriers contribute to this problem.

sabimax
memory issues without a dx makes it hard to explain... but I can always say I am deficit on the memory testing I had done years ago

doydie
But I'm fine as long as my Grandkids still love me!

Twinkletoes
I had to have DH reset my alarm clock so that it would ring in the a.m. instead of the p.m. I just couldn't figure out how to do it