I’m 28, and it’s like I have severe dementia, but I am aware of my horrible memory (as dementia patients aren’t). I constantly forget things seconds, minutes, and hours later. Sometimes I will try to focus so intently on what I am doing as not to forget, yet if I’m lucky to remember it, it is purely just because I memorized what I did rather than have any visual memory/recollection of doing it. This started over two years ago. When it started, it only happened with a couple of moments of forgetfulness a day. Some days I didn’t even notice any issues. Over time it has become constant as if I have almost completely lost my short-term memory. I’ve also seen that over the years, I have forgotten so much of my past, from vacations, graduations, how I met my friends and almost all past conversations. I have never suffered any physiological or psychological trauma that I am aware of. I do have idiopathic hypersomnia and took sodium oxybate (prescription GHB) at one point. At first, I was convinced that that medication was responsible for my worsening memory loss; however, I’ve been off of it for seven months, and my memory has only gotten worse. Even with my sleep disorder, I am awake and alert taking Pitolisant, so I cannot blame being sleepy on my memory lapses. I had breast augmentation a couple of years ago and thought maybe that could be a cause, but even after reading stories about people who have suffered from breast implant illness, I don’t see anyone with such significant memory complaints. To note, I started to have a pressure/tingling feeling between my eyebrows and above my nose. It started intermittently and turned to constantly. I thought it was sinus pressure, but I had a negative sinus CT. I tried several migraine medications, and none worked. Gabapentin did eliminate most of this feeling, but when my memory didn’t improve with the pressure relief, I figured there was no point in taking it anymore. I’ve been on antidepressants for the last decade, but I feel like my depression was in remission when this started. I believe my memory problems caused a relapse in depression and anxiety rather than mental health symptoms causing the cognitive effects. I don’t feel dissociated currently, but I did feel that way several years ago. I feel like I’m high/drunk, but only the memory aspects of that. I don’t do drugs. I drink a couple of glasses of wine a week. I currently take 200 mg of Zoloft and propranolol. All of my blood work from neurology has come back normal. I’ve had 1 brain CT, 1 neck MRI, and 3 brain MRIs over the years– normal. Two EEGS– normal. Sleep study- lack of atonia during REM sleep (but common with my sleep disorder). Neuropsychological testing– within normal limits. I will try TMS, but I’m losing hope that I will ever get better. I used to be a high-functioning adult, and my memory impairment has made it impossible for me to go to school or hold a job. I don’t even feel safe at home alone because if I don’t write everything down, I won’t remember like taking my medication, going to the bathroom, or letting my dog outside. I’ve even completely forgotten whole episodes of television and having sex a couple of hours later. How could this possibly be psychological?! It’s tormenting. Sorry for the length of this post.