Oh yes, my memory has declined greatly with endo, and ive had it almost 4yrs as well. I cant remember anything. I walk into a room and forget why im there, lose train of thought mid sentence, it GREATLY impacted my grades at school, If i go grocery shopping (even if i write a list) I end up going back 2-3 times because i keep forgetting things.

Sorry for rambling lol, but yeah i agree its very annoying. My guy picks on me about it all the time lol. I do those "brain training" games, puzzles, and word searches to kind of keep my brain working hard.

I dont know if you get this too, but lately im even forgetting how to spell things! I graduated top of my class and couldnt remember how to spell "about" the other day. Never had tests to see how bad it is, but ive deff noticed. Nice to know im not the only one!

Sometimes i feel like..out of it, or in a "fog". It also makes it hard to focus at times. This has just start around like July for me and I didn't really think it could be an issue till recently.

Abso-freaking-lutely. You know what the crazy part is? I just had my hysterectomy on the 12th of last month, and I honest-to-goodness am no longer a babbling idiot. I kid you not, it was bad enough that people were starting to notice. I was always in honors courses and gifted and talented programs and stuff like that, and I always had a very strong vocabulary. Then over the past 2 years when my endo progressively got worse and worse, my vocabulary went down right along with it. It was horrible. I would try to tell someone a story and not be able to think of the next word. I'd play Charades to act out the word I couldn't remember. It was insane. I was really starting to worry that it was going to be permanent. But seriously, within the first week after my hysterectomy, I could converse with others without any additional hand gestures. It's insane that it affects your brain when it's not even in that general vicinity. My mom's theory (she also had her hyst at 34 - as did practically every woman on her side of the family) is that being in pain so much of the time takes up a lot of your thinking time. I mean, you're always thinking about how badly you hurt or what your next step should be medically. Then add in that the physical pain wears you down emotionally, and it's no wonder that we walk around in such a fog! So while I have no advice, rest assured that at least it's not irreversible. ;-)

I certainly don't feel me. I can't concentrate... I feel like I am in another world most of the time. And I also feel anxious a lot too...

There are days at work when I don't know what I am doing. I forget how to process things and so forth. It's embarassing and honestly ridiculous. I don't know if it is an effect of the Lupron or if its just from the pain.

Add that to the list of "awesome" things we deal with

never really thought about it being from the endo until I read this, but yes. I always forget words for objects and say the word thing, for example I'll ask my husband to get me that thing that I need that goes to this thing. and I could be talking about something as simple as the charger to my phone. my mom has noticed I'm forgetful, she calls me before she leaves for work, and a couple hours later I'm calling her thinking she's at home.

Omg! My memory has become horrible! I thought it was due to the Lupron, but maybe it's the endo. I used to be the person secretly correcting others grammar and people were always asking me how to spell things, not anymore. Now I am constantly leaving myself notes to remember things, if I remember to write it down. Or I lose my notes. My new catchphrase at work is: " What was I doing?... Oh ya! ". Last week I looked right at my keys as I left for work and still forgot them! I was lucky I didn't lock myself out!

Yes, but i've often wondered, is it the endo, or the meds? I am taking Lyrica, and that has affected by memeory-short term anyway

Absolutely. It is starting to Drive. Me. Nuts.

Like @Jessnichole will walk into a room to get something, get there, and can not for the life of me remember what in the world I went in there for.

Sometimes, I will be talking and I completely forget what I'm saying. I was talking to my bf today, and just stopped in midsentence. He was like, 'Babe, was there more?' lol.

The best part of it all is I work in a memory care facility, caring for advanced Alzheimer's and Dementia patients lol. Maybe I should start partcipating in the activities they offer to my residents!

I am having so many problems the past few months, I'm scared. Not sure what it is about, but things that used to come to mind easily leave me searching. I thought it was an issue with depression or CFS/FMS but I think all my problems are a constellation of the same sort of cause for some reason or they each exacerbate one another and the memory loss is now part of it. It's been a slow and gradual decline but at 46 I'm noticing it. I am signed up with the Web site. lumosity.com. I signed up when they were running a year membership type special but I keep forgetting to play the games on there! LOL. They are supposed to help brain function and build new neuronal pathways over time if done somewhat consistently.

Hmmm... My earlier post disappeared!
Thank you so much for confirming that which I knew. Your posts brought a tear to my eyes and were proof which I have shown my husband. The hysterectomy story is the craziest! To think things could get better so quickly? Sounds amazing and gives me hope.

Wow weird! I have always been a high honors student and still am but I forget how to spell really easy words this past year its terrible! I thought maybe it's because I don't take as many english classes as I used to or something, but I forget other things too. I always thought it was just age (I'm 20 so idk if that's even a truely serious thought, but whatever). I never thought about endo contributing to it, mostly because I don't understand how to make that connection scientifically at least, but when I am in the midst of endo problems I do feel a little groggy regardless of whether or not I took a narcotic pain killer :P Who knows!

Yes I have found I have been realy forgetful when I am talking to people I forget what I am talking about also forget people names realy easy remember their face just not their name. Was with my nanna last month and she had to tell me someones name as I forgot a persons name. That was embarrassing.

I seem to have a good long tearm memory but my short tearm is bad will go shopping with a list as i forget what I was getting, I always forget my pin numbers and passwords.

Like Jess I do brain traing as well.

ok...wait, what was the question?

I thought this was just me! I haven't been in much pain for a while though because mine has been controlled by medicine so I don't think that is what causes the memory issues. I can never remember the words for anything! It's simple words to like pencil, and hair brush. Its so embarrassing too because I will try to explain something to someone and I literally can't because I can't remember words. My boyfriend gets mad at me sometimes when I can't explain what I am trying to ask him about, and all I can say is that I can't find the words. Makes me feel better that its not me just losing my mind.

Yep! I too suffer from CRS ~ cant remember sh*t!
I will forget people's names, the names of objects, places, etc. It is embarrassing! I use "that thing" a lot! I'm so glad now that I'm not the only one.... I thought I was going to end up loosing my mind at 50!
I agree with littlemisscyn, its mostly short term memory.