42 and I hope I'm being paranoid.

[SarahW]

Yet another one that has joined because I am worried that this is hereditary and that I may have the start of it (I'm 49). My doctor didn't exactly dismiss my enquiry when I asked about it but said to go back the moment I thought I had a real problem with my memory - all I want to do is to be able to get in quickly when and if it does happen and take anything I can to slow it down. I find decibel management works with doctors and I will go back if I suspect things are going awry. My test at the moment is whether I can remember people's names and that of their horses (usually I can remember the latter if not the former) for my job.

[bmw777]

describes me to and i m 43 . i blame horse meat in processed food i have eaten since childhood .. i think i am just stressed with mum who has dementia and dont know waht to do for the best .. the last year i have not had one good night s sleep . upto the age of 41 i used to sleep like a baby

[dillyden]

Hi all,
First posting. My Nan had dementia for the last 7 yrs of her life, my dad is 77 and has had it for 2 yrs that we know of, but looking back it could of been a lot longer and now I am paranoid that I have v early stages at 42.
People say its an age thing the memory, but I used to be great at remembering telephone numbers, now i struggle with a 4 digit pin number.
I cantremember words for everyday things, for example i would want to say lawnmower, but would not be able to find the word and say " you know the thing you cut the grass with". I have started to stammer, which I think is a mechanism to help me pause and remember the word and most recently I've been saying the wrong word, such as " the paint is wet" when I meant to say " the paint is dry"
At the moment I am fully aware of these"mistakes" I am making, but it is starting to concern me.
Are these early signs or just the natural progression of becoming an old duffer.

Ric.

My wife was not too bad her memory was terrible, and she did silly things like two collars and leads on one dog, we had two dogs, her hand involuntary shook, so went to doctor, and then hospital, the first pills and patch turned her into a zombie,straight away, we went to doctor he sent us to A&E, hospital, they said it was OK but made appointment to go back to see about pills, they changed them all and the patch, she can do some things for herself again, she can talk sence again, I was washing dressing her before she does it her self again, So if it makes you worse get pills changed. also look at "Coconut Oil" good for brain. Good luck.

[anna c]

Hello Ric,
I´m 43 and my dad´s had Alzheimers for about 2 years (he´s nearly 80). I can report the same kind of experience as you - and talking to a best friend, also in her 40s, she has too. It was good to talk to her about it and we both concluded that it was probably stress-related and not the onset of dementia. I also wonder sometimes whether it´s because we´re on the computer such a lot, always trying to "multi-task" with several programmes or documents open at the same time. Whether that somehow tires the brain! We also found, for example, that when we went from one room of the house / office to the other we´d often forget what we went to get / do. But I recognise that when I´ve really had the chance to unwind and "empty my head" of such a lot of everyday stuff, I feel better. I think exercise has also helped and being in a good state of health generally, like watching diet and alcahol consumption.

Hi all,
First posting. My Nan had dementia for the last 7 yrs of her life, my dad is 77 and has had it for 2 yrs that we know of, but looking back it could of been a lot longer and now I am paranoid that I have v early stages at 42.
People say its an age thing the memory, but I used to be great at remembering telephone numbers, now i struggle with a 4 digit pin number.
I cantremember words for everyday things, for example i would want to say lawnmower, but would not be able to find the word and say " you know the thing you cut the grass with". I have started to stammer, which I think is a mechanism to help me pause and remember the word and most recently I've been saying the wrong word, such as " the paint is wet" when I meant to say " the paint is dry"
At the moment I am fully aware of these"mistakes" I am making, but it is starting to concern me.
Are these early signs or just the natural progression of becoming an old duffer.

Ric.

[bmw777]

hi anna , i think your right about being on the computer to much ..
it is so easy to spend hours on the internet , searching info about dementia , window shopping on ebay etc .. time flies ..
but the brain is constantly stimulated ,, especially looking on computer and just switching off before bed time . not so easy to turn the real BRAIN OFF ..