Dumbing Down with Menopause

I often say that I’m dumbing down because of where I live – a small town on the outskirts of Charlotte, NC. Sometimes it’s difficult to find anyone who enjoys reading, proper English, flossing or not being drunk all the time.

Now I find out my town may not be the entire cause of my ever-increasing stupidity. Seems during late perimenopause you have a problem with verbal memory. I said verbal memory.

Science Daily article

So now would not be the time to learn a new language or sign up for a rocket science class. I often have problems coming up with the right word. That’s a problem for a writer. I will rack my brain. Sometimes I can remember the first letter or I know the definition but I’ll be damned if I can recall the word. Wouldn’t it be terrible to be a late perimenopausal spy being tortured for secrets, none of which you can remember? Or what if you were on Wheel of Fortune and you were about to win the big prize if only you could come up with that last letter but instead you blurt out “Pat, I’ll take a Q” because that’s the only letter you can think of?

I guess what this article tells us is to take it easy during menopause and don’t try anything too brainy or you might blow a synapse.