QUOTE (junnepurl @ Oct 31 2006, 12:47 PM)

ok....i am taking gingko baloba and it has been 3 weeks and i still forget things.......I can't get over how bad my memory is!! Especially when I try to have a converation and have to stop because I can't remember what I was saying!!
Is there anything else I can take to help this out??????
hi,
I'm suprised you didn't get any responses to your post becuse I know for me, this memory thing makes me feel anxious!
I have the same problem, in the middle of a conversations, I'll totally draw a blank and forget what the heck I was even talking about, which can be embarassing..lol...I also have this problem in other areas, say for instance, driving! Yeah, I'll be going somewhere, and on the waythere, I forget where I was going! I'm lucky if I have someone with me in the car, because I have to ask "where are we going again?", if its my kids or my husband, they just smile, and remind me.....they're used to it by this time!LOL
That makes me feel out of control, as if I really have no control suddenly of my mental facalties, and then, the anxiety sets in.
I forget where I put things, the other day I sent a text message from my phone, to THE WRONG PERSON!...wow, that was ALMOST A DISASTER...but, I quickly redeemed the situation...but that could have been bad! This was because, I was all spaced out, lightheaded, and totally NOT HERE, so I sent it to the wrong person!
I think I can deal with the other symptoms better, such as the "physical" ones...but the "head" stuff, is not good.
I try to keep my mind on the fact that this will pass, eventualy, and hopefully, I"ll get "me" back ......
sincerely, MyDarling