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[matpal]

My apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

I've been searching and researching for some time for answers related to my question, but as all of you know, the field of nootropics and improving/rep[airing cognitive ability goes so deep, I am usually in way over my head in a very short time.

So, I hope that however it may pain some of you, that we could re-hash some discussion here that surely has taken place before.

My issue is that I am an otherwise healthy 34 year old male, except for the fact that I feel my memory is that of an 80 year old. I have trouble remembering literally anything. Now that I have small kids, when I try to think back a few months ago to what they looked like (how they've changed since then) or what they were doing, my memories are something like a very faded dream that I can hardly recall. I seriously have trouble picturing the faces of my own children from the last 6 months.

This holds true for older memories as well. When I try to recall my childhood dog that I so dearly loved, I can hardly form any concrete memories what-so-ever. I just feel like I am swimming in a haze that I do not know how to get out of.

I have had no major brain trauma to speak of, or anything like that. I consider myself to be of slightly higher than average intelligence and I exercise 4-6 times weekly.

My experience with nootropics is limited to Piracetam/Choline sources (Alpha-GPC and Citicoline) that I do not feel have been very effective. I've been reading about other nootropics, but it seems some are suited better for visual/auditory acuity, for which I have no real concern for.

I would love to be able to try some kind of products that would help either repair or greatly improve my memory and my capacity to form new, vivid memories. This has become almost a source of depression for me as it seriously pains me to not be able to remember what my two year old looked like last year when he first started walking, and things of that nature. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

[peakplasma]

The memory problems you're describing are rather concerning in healthy adults.

Go to your MD for a check up and blood work to make sure that there is nothing wrong with you physically. Has there been new anything going on in your life? Alcohol and drugs and/or stress and depression are commonly associated with memory problems in healthy adults.

I think Uridine, DHA, Alpha-GPC and a multivitamin are a good start until you figure out the global underlying issue.

[Web]

I had the exact same problem, but mine is directly traceable to a particular negative event involving psychedelics. Won't get into all that, but what I can tell you is that I dated a girl long distance back in 2008, and I'd see her three months on and three months off. While she was gone I would forget what she looked like, and when I saw her again it was like meeting her for the first time, every time. Not to say I didn't remember her name and features and what not, but I could not visualize her in my mind. Freaked me out and lasted for a long time, but my memory has since improved in that regard, so hopefuilly yours will do the same.

Do you have anxiety issues? Depersonalization or derealization issues? Stuff feel like it's in a movie or do you ever feel like you're a robot?

One way I combated this was trying to visualize every night what I'd done during that day. Each night just write down an account of what happened during the day and think about it, visualize it. See if you can remember what you had for lunch two weeks ago, stuff like that. I improved my memory a good bit simply by sitting down and using it a lot more.