I have a lot of trouble with my attention span. I always have to a degree but it is way worse now. It’s worse right before my period as well. I lose words and today in the shower, I couldn’t remember if I used body wash until I was half way through doing it again. I think it would be helpful to talk with some who is familiar with but does not necessarily prescribe medication to help sort it all out. I think meds are very helpful and it’s great that they have helped you. if you are able to talk with a therapist to try to sort out what is what it may help.
I can definitely relate to this. I feel all these things. I am still nursing and I wondered if that’s one reason. I also feel an incredible pressure to ‘be strong because you’re a mom now’.
It sounds like you could just have some brain overload. I know having a young toddler is enough to send your brain into overload, Nevermind working full time and taking care of the house. Maybe your brain is involuntarily shutting off because you’re not giving it enough breaks? I had a friend with a baby who said she was so stressed that she would disassociate and check out. Of course it could be something more serous as I’m not a doctor.. anyway I would definition be cautious of adding on more medication to fix the issue. Maybe start with prioritizing time through out the week where you have NO RESPONSIBILITIES whatsoever. Like leave to find some peace a night or 2 per week.
Have you ever heard the phrase, “To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail”? I wonder if perhaps your psychiatrist believes the problem is psychological because that’s what they are used to dealing with all day. But what you might really need at this point is a neurology consult.