Anyone else had to slow things down?

I am another 'double quick time' person. Yes, I have hand and grip problems, but that is because my carpal tunnel syndrome means three fingers are permanently numb, This is in the process of being sorted.

My problem is loss of stamina. I used to be like the duracell bunny, bounding on while everyone collapsed in a heap behind me I can still do things quickly, but I have to keep building in recovery time

Oh no! My natural speed has always been 'slow' to the irritation of many, including mother & my DH. But I am not well co-ordinated or balanced - never have been, and even as a child, realised that 'hurrying' (aka normal speed to my mother) just meant dropped things and trips.

I have noticed my DH slowing slightly (my mum never did, but dementia made it all awful) and did wonder if it was 'natural'.
What I wonder, Oriel, is if you brain will catch up if you let it. I am thinking about adolescents (especially boys whose growth spurts are more dramatic) who can get very clumsy when their body and brain are out of synch.

I am enormously grateful to be retired, with a decent pension, so I rarely have to rush - and the GCs are used to me! Although one said to his dad 'nanna isn't slow in the water' and I smiled as swimming has been my salvation over the years.

I tend to do things quickly too. I think my actual joints now need a tenth of a second longer to react to my commands though. I guess this is normal - they've been moving me around for a long time and it is only fair that I give them a bit of leeway if they have slowed up a little.

I seem to take forever to sort through the coins in my purse. Its my fingers which seem less able to rummage, and my mind, which is less able to process info, not to mention my eyesight!

Yes I can relate to this, I always did everything at speed & loved multitasking, I still do but have to try to slow down a little as the coordination between brain & body has altered a little bit , either my body is ahead of my brain or vice verser. I was in denial for a while but I now accept I need to ' knock it back a gear ' well that's what dear hubby says!!

I am a bit like you - I have one speed, and it ain't slow. When we are walking, DH is always telling me to put the brakes on. What does worry me is my loss of manual dexterity. I used to be able to do quite delicate sewing, and tie fishing flies for a hobby but can't manage the small ones these days. Now, although I have sensation in my finger ends, my fingers just don't work as well as they used to. Tying said flies onto a line is getting to be a long winded aggravating affair now whereas it used to take seconds. My own common sense tells me that this is part of the aging process, but my sister was crippled with arthritis in her hands and feet. It is a big fear for me.

Not me - I have always done everything slowly.

I remember my little old aunt who was a great laugh and had all her marbles but was riddled - practically paralysed - with arthritis. She said she thought it may be better to be the other way round - physically fit, even if the mind was going a bit. Don't know which I would prefer and I hope I have to wait a long time to find out.

Ouch, sounds painful. Hope there are no more falls! I haven't experienced it yet though I do think my brain has slowed down and my memory is going to the dogs. Might be worth having a chat with your GP anyway? Probably nothing but no harm in talking it through.