Difficulty concentrating
Difficulty concentrating is trouble focusing on ideas or tasks.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 45-year old asked:
Difficulty concentrating. Which common meds can cause that?
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A 49-year old asked:
I've been having difficulty concentrating on whatever i'm thinking?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Difficulty concentrating?
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A 46-year old asked:
What will cause extreme difficulty concentrating and making decisions?
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A 41-year old asked:
Difficulty concentrating. I think it because my work is redundant and borins. What can I do?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I'm a student, and i'm having difficulty concentrating while reading my textbooks. Other then meds, is there something that would help me concentrate?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can difficulty concentrating be a part of my anxiety disorder?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can difficulty concentrating be a symptom of primary aldosteronism?
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A 41-year old asked:
What would cause sadness, difficulty concentrating and making decisions?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why do I have such difficulty concentrating on what i'm reading now that im retired?
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A female asked:
Can't think clearly, difficulty concentrating, foggy thinking, confused. Can mild stress cause this?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty concentrating. The following also describes me: Drowsiness. What should I do?
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A member asked:
Hi i am having difficulty concentrating after starting atomoxetine and stopping after 10 days... Now concentrating seems too hard. Can u please advise me what should I do?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty concentrating. The following also describes me: Decreased energy level. What should I do?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I frequently get a vibrating sensation in my head along with difficulty concentrating and a feeling of disorientation. What can this be?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have tension in neck and shoulders that causes headache, balance issues and difficulty concentrating. How can I cure this? Preferably without meds
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have been having difficulty concentrating on anything, I easily get distracted and finding it hard to do my day to day duties. Today my face feeling super hot, hot flushes out of nowhere. I am 27 so cant be menopause?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I started taking ginkgo about 10 days ago and noticed dizziness, difficulty concentrating, headaches etc so I stopped. How long does it stay in my system? Two days have passed since I last took it and Im still have those symptoms although milder?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I am wondering if craving salt, feeling nauseous, & having difficulty concentrating can be due to extremely low iron. ?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it common to experience difficulty concentrating on abstract problems (e.G. Mathematics) while on prozac (fluoxetine)?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Warm feeling in whole body, reduced sleep 5 hrs. Feels tired in morning and aches in whole body. Difficulty concentrating, relaxing?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I am experiencing unintentional weight loss. The following also describes me: Difficulty concentrating. What should I do?
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A 25-year old male asked:
On the left side of body and face I have felt, numbness, burning sensation, and pain. Along with difficulty concentrating and sharp decrease in sleep ?
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A 34-year old female asked:
2 days ago, I hit my head on an open cabinet door (thin wood). Have headache & today feel slight dizziness & some difficulty concentrating. Thoughts?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Lighthead, sharp pains in head, difficulty concentrating, pain in ribcages chest and shoulders, bloating, and other symptoms lots tests 7 yrs like this?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is long term and short term memory loss and difficulty concentrating common after acute liver failure? What should I do?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have difficulty concentrating. How do I get adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine)?
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A 30-year old asked:
I have difficulty concentrating in my classes. Should I try Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) at 19yr?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Periods of extreme mood swings, where I feel really low for days or longer, feel extremely tired all the time,difficulty concentrating, v irritable?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I am experiencing fatigue. The following also describe me: Feeling depressed, Malaise, Difficulty concentrating, and Irritability. What should I do?
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