Memory Loss in Fibromyalgia: How Much is Normal?

I was so bad I wasn’t able to recall anything. I had to have reminders to eat and drink. My favorite hobby(crochet) was like learning rocket science. The effects come and go, but I forgot a lot of things since being diagnosed

I unfortunately don't know what's "normal" because to me everyone's normal is different. But I've had the same experience to the point that it's debilitating. I know it got worse on certain medications though.

So bad that there were times when i couldnt answer what my own name was. I could talk about RED and yet not connect the thought to STOP. dept of Voc zrehab testing, could still score 98% in math, but could answer a single english reading question because some sentences were undertmstandable. Other sentences, i could read everything but couldnt figure out what they meant together.

In my case, on a terrible day, I can't remember what I did even a moment ago. I struggle to find words or recall names. On a good day, there is no memory loss.

I experience this level of memory loss, but for me it is linked to post traumatic stress (and dissociation). so if your doc doesn't think it's from fibromyalgia or e.g. a neurological problem, then that could be another explanation.

For me personally, if I'm having a bad brain fog day I can forget entire days. However I also dissociate so the two go hand I'm hand. Its definitely worth breaching with your doctor but you are not alone at all in what ur experiencing <3