Memory/concentration/focus

I haz none.

In the past couple of weeks I've been really struggling to maintain my mental faculties.  I'm pretty new in my department and I have a very technical job, it scares me because I find my retention really poor lately.  It's as though my brain just stops before it even starts thinking.  It starts at " I know I need to think about this..." and that's as far as it goes. I can't even get to the stage where I can't remember.... hell I can't even START thinking about remembering! 

I'm afraid I'm going to burn the house down.  Driving even makes me nervous as my attention span is really poor right now.  I'm sure that its related to my diet and that I must be deficient in some things.  I just wish I knew what it was and what I could do to change this.

Has anyone else experienced this?  Any suggestions??


x-posted to VST & GS

 I would be concerned, especially because of your job and your self-reported safety issues. That being said, I have heard that when you carb intake is very low this can be the issue. Go over your diet and see if that is the case. Get some professional help and some blood tests. Perhaps your nutrients are off. Anyway, take best of care of yourself. If it were me, I would try some acupuncture or a naturopath and if that did not help, a psychiatrist or neurologist.

 I feel you.  I am experiencing the same thing, and I am in IT.  I accidentally shut down a flipping server the other day working remotely (so I could not turn it back on).  I have never done that in 15 years in IT.  I struggle to remember some fairly simple troubleshooting paths as well.  It's very frustrating and embarrassing.  I hope it passes.  I have read of other people experiencing this.  I do not know the answer, and it could vary from person to person.  But you are not alone.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one at least. I don't "low carb" as I have never been able to stick to that diet. I got sleeved to not being on a "diet" ever again. I just track my calories and eat mindfully and its working I guess I'll be contacting my PCP to see about some tests!