I get confused with words. I don’t remember situations with patients on the phone. Anything slightly complicated I have a hard time with unless I write it down. It’s gotten worse over the years. I hit my head in active duty so I don’t know if this is from the medication, migraines, or from hitting my head, or all three. I also use fioricet for emergency migraines. My managers thought I wasn’t caring or wasn’t understanding my job so I had to eventually tell them what was going on which made me… read more
I empathize with you! I'm retired, so probably older than you, but have the same memory issues. I have wondered whether it was the meds or the migraines. Maybe it's both, but it scares and embarrasses me.