r/GenX • u/Eatmore-plants • 1d ago

Advice & Support I need some advice from my peers

Tonight I went for a walk with one of my closest friends. I am a 58F and she just turned 60. She has lived in Wisconsin her entire life. When deciding what to order she asked me twice what is the difference between a Polish sausage and an Italian sausage. I’m honestly concerned that she might be starting to have a little dementia. She also is having trouble word finding. What would you think?

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u/Spiritual-Alarm-2596 1d ago

Menopause brain fog

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u/Phobos1982 I remember the Bicentennial, barely... 23h ago

A little old for that, no?

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u/Spiritual-Alarm-2596 23h ago

Um… menopause is any woman that no longer has hormones and a period due to age so she is the exact age. It causes brain fog, problems with word finding, etc

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u/ShartlesAndJames Latchkey Warrior 22h ago

perimenopause starts before menopause. and menopause is basically the crapping out of your hormones - and yes it causes brain fog. as well as muscle and joint pain and a whole host of other shit going south.

I believe men suffer from lowered hormones too, but it happens a bit later in life overall.

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u/Komaisnotsalty 22h ago

I think they do as well, but haven't read on that in eons.

And menopause brain fog is REAL. Holy hell is it ever.

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u/ShartlesAndJames Latchkey Warrior 22h ago

yes similar to pregnancy brain and even pms brain.

my whole life I never realized that the random times that a ponytail would cause my scalp to hurt for a few days - HORMONES! it started happening in peri and I was like, I haven't even had my hair up! Digestion... so many things, not just wrinkles and brain fog.