Tracy: Yes.....there is a "mental confusion" along with some other psychological problems listed under the "rare" side effects among the others from the paperwork that comes from Novartis. I laughed when I finally stumbled across this.....as it was about a year or so after I was put on Gleevec when I received it. I had registered with Novartis on line and they sent me this in the mail. Anyway, several of us here had earlier discussed about how we seem to find ourselves forgetting little stuff or doing things & not remembering it until much later. I had to have my husband start checking my work with our bank statements and check book after a few small mistakes....others had much larger problems with where they worked. I found myself putting stuff in places and finding it later and wondering how it got there....was blaming my husband (teasingly). So now you see you are not alone in this. It's definitely the Gleevec......I found myself not being able to concentrate unless it is something very interesting. If it is boring, then my mind begins wandering all over the place and I, too, thought "man, am I getting ADD in my fifties") because that is exactly how I feel sometimes.....especially at church during the worship hour and trying to stay focused on the message or maybe watching a movie...I will find my mind wandering into other places. :). I am an avid reader also. If the book is a little difficult to read, then it takes me forever......otherwise I can finish one pretty much in two days if I have nothing else going on.
I've learned to deal with this by keeping lists so I can stay on track of what needs to be done or remembered, and asked my husband to "help" me remember things........and if is something that I am to do that is very important, I will simply go ahead and get it done right then. I have tried to tell everyone in my life that I have this short term memory problem and need help...so, they might have to remind me about things more than once or twice. I admire you for trying to go back to college........it is something I would have liked to have done ten years ago when our only child went off to college.....but, I would have had trouble with passing entrance exams.....would have had to study for at least a year or so before taking them. Then I would have been a basket case....LOL! I love studying and everything to do with learning and school, just don't do well when it comes to taking exams.......and, I am slow....I have to really focus and spend time on certain things because it does not come easy to me. I can't even imagine trying to go to school now with CML & Gleevec,,,,,, Keep looking up, Suzieq --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
