Menopause/pre-menopause fuzzy thinking?

Although I'm in my mid-50s, I don't know if I'm finally done with periods. Last year I thought I was but then nine months later, got one. So I started the countdown again--this time I went 6 months. So, back to the countdown... As the nurse in the GYN's office said about all that "that sucks!" Yes, I agree!

Anyway, one thing I have been noticing about this whole process, I seem to have fuzzy thinking. For example, I'll say to my self, time to do a wash but then get distracted and the next thing I know, I forgot about the wash. Most recently, I was telling someone about a meeting and said it would be on Friday September 18th when the 18th was on a Thursday. I even sent an email with that misinformation. Fortunately, the other person picked up on it. Of course, I apologized profusely. Sometimes I'll think to myself, for example, "tommorow I'll go to the post office." Then tomorrow comes and I completely forgot! The doctor assures me that it isn't Alzheimer's or any kind of dementia and says it's all normal.

So, has anyone else had this problem? If so, does it get better once you're finally done with periods? Any suggestions on how to cope with this?

Incidentally, I'm now more emotional. I'll be in the car listening to the radio and a sad song comes on. Next thing I know I have tears running down my cheek. Sometimes, just thinking about an event that was touching, can get me choked up. The doctor says unless I'm crying all the time, then it's nothing to worry about. Again, does this get better with time? Tweet