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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP,
I turn 50 tomorrow so this is my first post in this forum.  I also am dealing with menopause.  I've had sleep issues, anxiety, bloating/weight gain, cravings, multitasking fog and lack of concentration, and periods that went on for 60 days.  I finally had a biopsy just to make sure it wasn't cancer.

For me, the fog is sort of never being fully present, never being fully "on."  Even doing something that makes me really happy or engaged I don't stick with mentally.  Pretty soon I'm just making lists in my head, even as a dear friend tells me something important.  My job takes so much of my mental and emotional energy that I don't have very much left for anything else.  The rest goes to my kid and then after that it's downhill.  I forget things a lot more, I can't execute like I used to.  I used to be so smart!  I do think I'm more confident in some ways and more self-aware, but much less organized.

OP, your fog sounds very intense.  Have you considered that you might have previously undiagnosed ADD?  My spouse I think is experiencing something similar-- he was always in a routine and I think his ADD was more or less covered up.  Now it's more freelancing and less consistent day to day activities and he's pretty lost.  He forgets stuff all the time unless it's something he really cares about (his own hobby).  Anyway, good luck, I wish you the best.  I'm sure it will end at some point! [/quote]

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