Posted by Journeyman on January 24, 2004, at 13:02:07
In reply to Has no one experienced this?, posted by KathrynLex on January 23, 2004, at 17:10:23
Hi K,
It's awkward, isn't it, when you find yourself in the middle of listening to you don't know what. You're not alone. Here's a snippet of my own experience in this area. While not exactly the same, it may be helpful.
I was teaching a class the other day and all of a sudden I had no idea what the connection was between the example I was giving and the original point it was supposed to illustrate. This sort of thing happens to me from time to time. 28 pairs of eyes looked at me while I said, "Where was I going with this? What were we talking about before?" Fortunately, after an awkward silence, someone actually happened to be listening and reminded me of the original thought, at which point I was able to continue. This kind of episode could result from getting insufficient sleep, or there might be some connection between it and the Lex; although yesterday when I visited my p/doc, we discussed the similar effects between caffeine and Lexapro, so that's maybe not it. Everybody forgets things, thank goodness, or we'd have competing memories for what time an appointment is today, vs what we had for breakfast five years ago today.
Perhaps it's not exactly the same thing, but it may be similar. I read recently that forgetting where you put your keys is not uncommon. It's when you find them and you don't have an "Oh yeh, now I remember putting them there" moment that it's more likely to be an issue.
Are you getting 8 or so hours (in a row) of sleep at night?
Do you do caffeine?
Are you formulating a response to someone's conversation without hearing them through, thereby maybe missing an important thread or two of information that would keep you clued in?
Do you find it difficult not to look around at other things in the room while someone is speaking to you? (a tv monitor, someone entering the room, a hunky bronzed Adonis lithely easing his handsome muscular frame across the room as his gaze penetrates first your eyes - then your mind - and suddenly your whole world? [if so, you may be granted a bit of leniency on that one])
If your thinking was a little muddled before, is it possible the Lex is just clearing things up a bit and that's why your thoughts seem to be racing around more? It's probably worth discussing these things with your p/doc the next time your see her/him.
Since you're undergoing a relatively new experience that has enormous importance to your life, it's not at all surprising that you might be dwelling on this experience more than you will down the road, and it's sometimes borrowing from your usual attention span.
Good luck. And if you didn't follow this all the way through, it's okay to go back and read it again. :-)
Journeyman
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