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This, but with the added realization that I seem to be losing brain power and memory quite rapidly. I used to be able to contribute to intelligent conversations

This, but with the added realization that I seem to be losing brain power and memory quite rapidly. I used to be able to contribute to intelligent conversations, but these days find myself unable to keep up with peers and elders who're still super sharp. It's terrifying.

corobo 4y ago
Do try to keep in mind a lot of the world had a bit of a social crash and reboot during the pandemic Of course stay aware of your health, but allow some wiggle room for that when it comes to social concerns
radicalbyte 4y ago
If you have young kids.. that's it. Apparently it gets better. It did for me, had a big dip then came up smarter. Now with our third in the "terrible two" phase I'm in a terrible dip. This time next year I'll be back to my horrific smart, egotistical and demanding self :-)
- markdown 4y ago
  Interesting. I'd never heard that that could be a cause of cognitive decline. In any case, no, I have teens. I've been wondering if maybe I caught covid without knowing it (asymptomatic) and this is brain fog.
  - darkerside 4y ago
    Something like this turned out to be Lyme for me. Good luck.
    - markdown 4y ago
      Thankfully not a thing in my country :)
- mcjoken 4y ago
  Encouraging to hear it gets better, I have a 13 month old and feeling quite slow witted lately.
tmp2343EU 4y ago
See a doc mate. Fix sleep, stress, nutrition, exercise.
sinenomine 4y ago
This could be beginning of alzheimer's. Alzheimer's, like balding, is too often put away like an unpleasant thought until it's really too late to do anything about it. There is an obvious advice here of going to a good doc and having your lifestyle in order, but barring that there really is no sufficiently good treatment yet which is validated by large clinical trials. But as a last resort, I'd check these papers and search for a doctor or an acquaintance who could help you make sense of the current cutting-edge research and possibly apply it for your case: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221920/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221920/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.13296 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.13296 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0372-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0372-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22370-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22370-2 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419305912 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239641... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/med.21702 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/med.21702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728830 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728830 https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/7/5/905/4616724 https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/7/5/905/4616724 https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/07/chronic-neurovascular-inflammation-in-the-aging-brain/ https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/07/chronic-neurovas... https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2018/09/an-inflammatory-feedback-loop-in-the-aging-brain-contributes-to-neurodegeneration/ https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2018/09/an-inflammatory-... https://forum.age-reversal.net/t/h4b2b5/a-spreadsheet-for-calculating-your-levine-phenotypic-age https://forum.age-reversal.net/t/h4b2b5/a-spreadsheet-for-ca... Do not go gentle into that good night.
- markdown 4y ago
  We do have dementia in the family (grandmother and aunt), but they both got it after 70. I'm only 40. I appreciate those links; thank you so much for that. I'll read them, and I'll see a doctor.

corobo 4y ago

Do try to keep in mind a lot of the world had a bit of a social crash and reboot during the pandemic Of course stay aware of your health, but allow some wiggle room for that when it comes to social concerns

radicalbyte 4y ago

If you have young kids.. that's it. Apparently it gets better. It did for me, had a big dip then came up smarter. Now with our third in the "terrible two" phase I'm in a terrible dip. This time next year I'll be back to my horrific smart, egotistical and demanding self :-)

markdown 4y ago
Interesting. I'd never heard that that could be a cause of cognitive decline. In any case, no, I have teens. I've been wondering if maybe I caught covid without knowing it (asymptomatic) and this is brain fog.
- darkerside 4y ago
  Something like this turned out to be Lyme for me. Good luck.
  - markdown 4y ago
    Thankfully not a thing in my country :)
mcjoken 4y ago
Encouraging to hear it gets better, I have a 13 month old and feeling quite slow witted lately.

tmp2343EU 4y ago

See a doc mate. Fix sleep, stress, nutrition, exercise.

sinenomine 4y ago

This could be beginning of alzheimer's. Alzheimer's, like balding, is too often put away like an unpleasant thought until it's really too late to do anything about it. There is an obvious advice here of going to a good doc and having your lifestyle in order, but barring that there really is no sufficiently good treatment yet which is validated by large clinical trials. But as a last resort, I'd check these papers and search for a doctor or an acquaintance who could help you make sense of the current cutting-edge research and possibly apply it for your case: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221920/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221920/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.13296 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.13296 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0372-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0372-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22370-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22370-2 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419305912 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239641... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/med.21702 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/med.21702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728830 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728830 https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/7/5/905/4616724 https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/7/5/905/4616724 https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/07/chronic-neurovascular-inflammation-in-the-aging-brain/ https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/07/chronic-neurovas... https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2018/09/an-inflammatory-feedback-loop-in-the-aging-brain-contributes-to-neurodegeneration/ https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2018/09/an-inflammatory-... https://forum.age-reversal.net/t/h4b2b5/a-spreadsheet-for-calculating-your-levine-phenotypic-age https://forum.age-reversal.net/t/h4b2b5/a-spreadsheet-for-ca... Do not go gentle into that good night.

markdown 4y ago
We do have dementia in the family (grandmother and aunt), but they both got it after 70. I'm only 40. I appreciate those links; thank you so much for that. I'll read them, and I'll see a doctor.