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I'm wondering how you found out. Was it diagnosed? Is it short term memory that started getting worse or long? I've read the symptoms but figured i'd ask it from the horses mouth.
I don't but my mother does. She was diagnosed at 51-but we noticed symptoms in her starting in her 40's. We noticed changes in memory, personality, paranoia, repeating the same thing over and over again. She also was making mistakes at work-which for her was totally out of character as she worked hard to ensure there were no errors. There were other issues too. It was short term memory that went first. She was diagnosed through months of testing- a lot of tests-both medical and educational/memory- including a Pet Scan, which supported the diagnosis.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
Did she "feel" anything different? Everytime i wake up i feel its a different person every time. I do not know if it is an early sign of alzheimer's or a sign of something else. The short term memory fade is big with me.
My dad, in his late 50s, is becoming noticeably forgetful.
I pray it's not Alzheimers; I'm thinking it could be a side effect of diabetes, high blood pressure, or medications used to control them.
Please further define exactly what all of you mean by "forgetful" and "short term memory loss" ? Doesn't everyone eventually start being somewhat forgetful, and have a bit of a memory loss?
Did she "feel" anything different? Everytime i wake up i feel its a different person every time. I do not know if it is an early sign of alzheimer's or a sign of something else. The short term memory fade is big with me.
Sorry for taking so long with a reply.
I am not sure how she "felt"- I just know that me, my dad and others noticed big changes in her-which started in her late 40's. She had a bad review at work-so unlike her. I would talk to her on the phone and she would have no recollection of previous conversations. She became nasty, irritable. She also started becoming-I guess paranoid is the right word-this was around mad cow time-she would not longer eat meat and also refused to get the mail because she thought that she could catch germs from it. She used to spend every waking hour outside of work in her huge garden and no longer did because of west nile and lymes disease fears. I will never forget one time I was in the car with her-she drove and I thought she was going to kill us. She did not drive after that.
Please know that alzheimers is a different disease for each and every person that has it-while there are common symptoms-no two alzheimers patients are alike.
Also, there are many other reasons that you may be having these symptoms-vitamin deficiency, medication you are taking, depression, the list goes on and on.
Have you had blood work, examination, lately? It really could be so many things. I know that going to a doctor is not fun and is expensive, but perhaps that should be the next step because your symptoms could range anywhere from a vitamin deficiency to alzheimers to a million things in between.
Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.
My dad, in his late 50s, is becoming noticeably forgetful.
I pray it's not Alzheimers; I'm thinking it could be a side effect of diabetes, high blood pressure, or medications used to control them.
Does he take statins for high cholesterol? I have read that some believe that statins can affect memory.
Did she "feel" anything different? Everytime i wake up i feel its a different person every time. I do not know if it is an early sign of alzheimer's or a sign of something else. The short term memory fade is big with me.
Sorry for taking so long with a reply.
Here's a couple of good research stories i've posted before about a possible connection between Alzheimer's and Diabete's or Pre Diabete's.
I have read that the calorie restriction diet is helpful in preventing alzheimer's.
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