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Hey everyone! I am 3.5 months out and have been doing really well. I'm down 42 pounds since surgery date and feeling great!

However.... I find myself often times being a bit "off". I'm usually really quick, and have a great memory, but since surgery I've become very forgetful and slow to the punch. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I've been getting so frustrated! I feel like I need brain food! Any suggestions?

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Feel free to message me if you don't want to post this in the open...

1) Are you on any meds? I found I needed to switch from extended release Adderall to regular (I break the tablets up and dose over the day). Some meds actually change how they affect you after surgery because absorption changes.

2) Protein helps as does exercise.

3) Depending on age and family factors don't rule out other causes. It's a dangerous thing to assume "oh this is happening because of this." This type of logic has killed many people. Sometimes this things are related, other times not. Correlation does not imply causation

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Thanks for the reply! I've never been on any meds. Luckily I'm pretty healthy (other than the excess weight). I exercise regularly however I will admit I probably don't get enough Protein. I suppose that might have something to do with it. I just don't feel as sharp as I was pre-op. I also feel like it's more exhausting to be outgoing (which is very unlike me!). I've become a tad anti-social.

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One of the advantages of keeping a food log is I'm able to look back and see if something is missing when things start to feel out of sorts. (Hint, hint lurkers). I don't know if you are or aren't. If you are, look back and see, if not you might want to start (esp. when the memory is starting to slip - only a partial joke)

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Eating uber low carb made me dingy. :)

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