Suggest Treatment For Forgetfulness And Lack Of Focus

Brief Answer:
Life style changes and good sleep will improve the symptoms.

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HEALTH CARE MAGIC

You are a young working professional and have problem of focussing on things and poor attention. The symptoms can even occur when you have to read some article. These symptoms usually result in loss of confidence.

First of all I would like to tell you that poor focus or attention for short durations of a time can be a normal thing in a healthy individuals. But if such symptoms persist or cause significant distress to work or personal life then there is need for evaluation.

I want to tell you that low levels of Vitamin B12 or Haemoglobin could present with poor focus or symptoms of fatigue. Deficiency of B12 is very common in vegans. Get your B12 and haemoglobin levels checked to rule out these conditions. Start taking Vitamin B12 supplements as they will help to improve the focus.

Second thing that should be ruled out for poor focus is Hypothyroidism. In hypothyroidism other symptoms like fatigue, poor concentration, weight gain etc are also seen. Still to rule out subclinical hypothyroidism I would advise you to get your thyroid function tests done.

As we rule out these conditions then we can come on psychiatric aspects of such symptoms.

If the poor focus or symptoms like forgetting last line of paragraph occurs during reading only, then this could be due to anxiety. Due to anxiety individual may start to check whether he remember the things he has just read. Some times this checking becomes repetitive and individuals start perceiving that they have poor focus. So if you have symptoms mainly during reading then you should rule out this condition by self.

Other reason for such poor focus is mild depression. Such symptoms of poor focus can occur due to mild depression. Other symptoms like fatigue, low mood, lack of energy are also seen. I would like to ask you whether if you have such symptoms? In most cases there is no need to take treatment, just improving life style helps in improvement-

I would advise you to follow these things-

- Have good sleep, at least 7 hours a day. But don't sleep till late in morning.

- Avoid alcohol if you have habit of alcohol

- Drinking good strong coffee also helps in activation of mood.

- Take diets rich in proteins and carbs and low in fats. This will help to increase
tryptophan in brain and will improve concentration and focus.

- Omega-3-Fatty acids supplements help to improve such symptoms. Diets rich in these fatty acids are walnuts, hazelnuts, soybeans, flex seeds etc.

- Try to take breaks in between prolonged meetings.

- Spend your time in watching a good movie or in outing at least once a week.

- Don't think about the thing again and again that you are not able to remember what you are reading.

- Exercise daily and this will help to improve endorphins concentration in brain. This will lift your mood.

Try to follow these life style changes and your focus should improve. Hope this helps you, If you have more questions regarding my answer or other uncleared doubts you can ask again.

Thanks.

Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

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Brief Answer:
Mild depression is probable reason for such symptoms

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for replying and providing details. You have nicely explained your clinical symptoms. Now to some extent we can provisionally reach to a conclusion. You are a analyst in job and excess stress and fatigue could be the reason for such symptoms.

Your symptoms are also there in other domains of life and they are not just limited to reading and are persistent since last 3 years. You are a optimistic person but very emotional also. You have habit of thinking about one thing again and again. You fails to recall names or remember phone numbers. Life style front is also not good. You make emotionally driven decisions and suffers a lot.

These symptoms can denote mild form of depression. First thing is to improve lifestyle like I have mentioned. Most of things should improve. For improvement of memory herbal medicines can be tried. These are available without prescription and help to improve cognition of individual, but there action is also not supported by research study. Still I found these preparations useful in some of my patients with such symptoms. Mentat tablet or syrup can be taken for memory.

But if these measures don't result in improvement consult a good Psychiatrist for help. In XXXXXXX there are many good psychiatrists, you can visit AFMC for help.

In mild depression medicines like Fluoxetine, Escitalopram can help in low doses. These drugs help in maintaining alertness and will improve your symptoms.

Thanks, try to change lifestyle as you are in job that requires continuous vigilance and concentration.

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Brief Answer:
You can contact through HCM

Detailed Answer:
Hello again

I will be in XXXXXXX in January end; I am currently posted for some work at a Medical College in Agroha, Haryan as Assistant Professor. I will be happy to help you.

You can contact me or write direct query on below link in January and then I can see you personally and can prescribe you proper medicines.

http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-seikhoo-bishnoi/65151

Till then try to change life style and start taking B12 and Omega 3 Fatty Acid supplements. You will surely see improvement.

Thanks, Wish you a good health

Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

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