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My 90 yr old mother has all of these symptoms. We have suspected Alz for the past couple years. She has fulltime home care (me) and my sibs and I will work to keep her out of a nursing home. She is still eating well, conversing, playing puter games, enjoys her tv shows, helps with baking and laundry because she wants to do it. Mom is also fully ambulatory. She is 100% supervised and we will let her enjoy her life as is for as long as possible. Thanks to the doctor for an informative vid.
At 73 I have worked all my life as a carpenter. I am still dragging a tool bag around.I can't do the mega physical stuff from back inthe day, inow work 4days a week in a home for people with dementia. Sadly there are some people who are a little younger than myself afflicted with this condition. I have heard it said they call it the long goodbye but as I go about my day I have found that just interacting with people can bring about such great rewards.
My wife was diagnosed medically last year at age 58 with moderate dementia. It took me two years to get her to agree to a neuro assessment, but looking back I am sure she was presenting symptoms for at least five years earlier. Her Neurologist told me my wife was the 3rd youngest patient he has had in 30 years of practice. Bottom line is dementia can hit even young people and you may think the symptoms are something else. Horrible.
your not taught this in america or most places or on tv but almost all health issues are casued by nutrition deficiencies and are easy to fix within a week. Nutrition ivs and nutrition injections supper effective in healing reversing health issues. you heal reverse dementia/altimers by myers cocktail iv and b12 injections. you get dementia/altimers because of b12 deficiencies. for example japan has the lowest rate of dementia/altimers because they health care system make sure there citizens get enough b12. You check your nutrition levels with thourough nutrition blood tests only functional medicine mds will do that and they know optimal levels not reg providers. anybody with health issues the root main cause is nutrition deficiencies. mental health issues, headache issues sleep issues balance issues the list goes on and on and its becasues of nutriton deficeinces. myers cocktail iv, vitamin d injection b12 injection, gludathione iv coq10 injections will heal and keep you at optimal health year round thats what pro althetes and rich people do year round. just type in google nutrition iv therapy near me. go get them done and start healing quick nutrition ivs and injections have been around since 1950's its a hidden secret casue there super effective and cure. anybody with altimer/dementia should do myers cocktail iv and b12 injections watch how fast they improve.
Frontotemporal Dementia is notorious for starting at a young age. My stepbrother started getting it at age 60. My sister took him to doctor after doctor. It wasn't until he was 68 that he got a proper diagnosis. Two years later he was dead.
I have MCI, and I’m 54. I have a lot of these symptoms. I was very aware that these things were happening, but it was very hard to get help because of my age and the fact that I was aware of it. I don’t get a lot of support because people don’t believe me because I don’t fit the profile of someone who usually has this disease. I also try really hard to keep myself together and it comes across as nothing being wrong with me.
I'm sorry to hear you're having symptoms at this age. You may want to look for a support group for MCI; esp if you look online, you might be able to find other people in your age range. You could also look to see if there are any trials you might participate in; I believe there are trials for MCI included at www.alzheimers.gov/clinical-trials. Good luck!
Take some Vitamin B5. It should help. It has for me. I too have cognitive impairment but it really only affects my memory so cognitive tests don’t really catch it. It’s very frustrating. I know it’s a result of my brain bleed 6 years ago. But yes, try Vitamin B5
I've had some of these symptoms for much of my life (getting lost in familiar places) and lately, searching for the correct word. Oh well... I'm 74 and so far, no one seems to notice my deficiencies but me.
Thank you! Those of us having experienced caring for loved ones suffering from cognitive challenges are deeply indebted to you for your educational videos!
My mother has vascular dementia. She had and has many of these symptoms. I really wish I knew more about this 10 years ago. She's stage 7 now and it is just horrible. There is really nothing there anymore. Such a strain on my father and the children. Sometimes I just come home and drink or cry. I don't know how much longer she will drag on like this. It''s awful.
God bless you. I am 71 and in retirement in a country that is foreign to me. Thank you for giving concrete behaviors to consider as I feel myself slowly fading into nothing.
I really appreciate this helpful video. Wish I’d seen this a few years ago. My mother had mental illness, and when she slipped into dementia the symptoms were similar to her known illness, just more exaggerated. It made things so much more difficult.
Thanks for this comment & for sharing your story. I'm so sorry your mother had mental illness and then dementia. We do know that people with a history of severe mental illness are at higher risk for dementia and they tend to get it earlier in life than people who don't have mental illness. It's still very hard to sort out though.
your not taught this in america or most places or on tv but almost all health issues are casued by nutrition deficiencies and are easy to fix within a week. Nutrition ivs and nutrition injections supper effective in healing reversing health issues. you heal reverse dementia/altimers by myers cocktail iv and b12 injections. you get dementia/altimers because of b12 deficiencies. for example japan has the lowest rate of dementia/altimers because they health care system make sure there citizens get enough b12. You check your nutrition levels with thourough nutrition blood tests only functional medicine mds will do that and they know optimal levels not reg providers. anybody with health issues the root main cause is nutrition deficiencies. mental health issues, headache issues sleep issues balance issues the list goes on and on and its becasues of nutriton deficeinces. myers cocktail iv, vitamin d injection b12 injection, gludathione iv coq10 injections will heal and keep you at optimal health year round thats what pro althetes and rich people do year round. just type in google nutrition iv therapy near me. go get them done and start healing quick nutrition ivs and injections have been around since 1950's its a hidden secret casue there super effective and cure. anybody with altimer/dementia should do myers cocktail iv and b12 injections watch how fast they improve..
My husband had Alzheimer. He had none of the symptoms mentioned here, Here are the symptoms that after one whole year got my attention: -Loss of appetite, therefore lost 30 lbs in one year -Slept much longer hours, sometimes went to bed at 5 P.M. and slept 14 hours -No longer wanted to travel - He used to always agree to travel everywhere -Started watching the same video ''Pride and Prejudice'' every night - He never before saw a movie more than once -Started driving badly - I got the car keys away from him and gave his car to my daughter -Thought he was somewhere else while sitting having dinner - He believed he was on a trip where he had been before -Never stopped recognizing his friends and family who visited - But could not remember what he had eaten for lunch He died of pneumonia after 5 years of Alzheimer
My husband has several symptoms, like walking into the room, tell me a story, and then leave. Come back like 15 minutes later and do the same. He drove me off this morning at a store, I asked him to pick me up 2 hrs later,, he went to a different place where we usually park the car. We argued because he kept saying he was waiting for me and after arguing, I asked him if he could remember where he dropped me off, we are talking about 6 hrs ago, he doesn't remember. Right now, it's like 5:30 pm and he was to go to bed to sleep. He sleeps like about 14 hrs or more a day. Your intake?
@@reginaschwartz4524 Your husband seems to suffer from some form of dementia. Maybe make an appointment with his doctor, and stay with him in the doctor's office. Best wishes. Courage ❤
I am surprised that obsessive, compulsive disorder was not mentioned. In retrospect OCD showed in my wife's shopping habits for a few years before diagnosis and via tongue flicking not long before.
And stress, anxiety, depression, medications, lupus, and other neurological issues. My husband passed away 2 years ago and I was his caregiver for 13 years. The last year and a half of his life was filled with him being abusive. I've been left with a house that is falling apart and depression, and anxiety because I feel that I didn't do enough for him because we were fighting the evening before he passed. 8 years ago I started having seizures. I have lupus and spinal stenosis. I have trouble getting words out, have tinnitus (apparently because my brain is shrinking if you read MSN) and my memory will fade every once in a while. Reading and listening to Alzheimer/Dementia signs made me question my cognitive deterioration. I told my neurologist about my fears and was give the Montreal Cognitive Test...supposed to be the "gold standard". I'm writing this because I had gotten good advice and that was "don't listen to Dr. TH-cam and don't listen to Dr. Google. Be open and talk to your GP or Specialist. It keeps you from scary self diagnoses.
My Mom had delusions/hallucinations every night. She thought my dad took her to a neighboring town every night to sleep and everything looked the same except the room was opposite! (She would argue with you about it, when we told her she didn't go anywhere) She also heard voices at times, mostly in the mornings when she woke up. The neurologist I took her to wanted her to go in clinical trials, but she refused!
some symptoms might not be related to dementia. my dad always had difficulties with recognizing words. sometimes from slightly off pronunciation sometimes not getting it but with using other words it worked. i noticed when he was in his thirties and now he is 90 and i help him often with mowing the lawn, cutting the hedge and bushes. sometimes he did already some of it, when i arrive - keeps him fit.
your not taught this in america or most places or on tv but almost all health issues are casued by nutrition deficiencies and are easy to fix within a week. Nutrition ivs and nutrition injections supper effective in healing reversing health issues. you heal reverse dementia/altimers by myers cocktail iv and b12 injections. you get dementia/altimers because of b12 deficiencies. for example japan has the lowest rate of dementia/altimers because they health care system make sure there citizens get enough b12. You check your nutrition levels with thourough nutrition blood tests only functional medicine mds will do that and they know optimal levels not reg providers. anybody with health issues the root main cause is nutrition deficiencies. mental health issues, headache issues sleep issues balance issues the list goes on and on and its becasues of nutriton deficeinces. myers cocktail iv, vitamin d injection b12 injection, gludathione iv coq10 injections will heal and keep you at optimal health year round thats what pro althetes and rich people do year round. just type in google nutrition iv therapy near me. go get them done and start healing quick nutrition ivs and injections have been around since 1950's its a hidden secret casue there super effective and cure. anybody with altimer/dementia should do myers cocktail iv and b12 injections watch how fast they improve..
You are correct. For instance, an individual with undiagnosed and untreated dyslexia will often struggle unsuccessfully to voice an intended word but will come close. For instance, such a person trying to find the word "ocean" may instead say "lotion." If this is something that has happened the person's entire life, it obviously is not a sign of early dementia. One of the excellent points of this video is that family and physicians must see the patient as a whole and not as a single symptom.
@@gatorfan3783yeah. Another was "public-ed" not a word, as fitting substitute for published (guy was writer)...phenomenally filed up there, close in meaning and sound.
I'm so glad I found this information ! My best friend since we were 14 year olds ( met in parochial school in1961) was going out of her way with comforting emails after my beloved dog died. All of a sudden - no more communication whatsoever ! it turns out she has dementia, which is really freaking me out. Her daughter says all she does is sit in front of the TV all day long, which of course, is NOT GOOD NEWS. I am three months younger than she is, and have severe balance issues and forgetfulness (like going into a room and saying to myself "what did I come in here for ?") I sometimes can't immediately remember the word for something and will say something like "can you hand me that thing ?" which makes my husband irritated, that I didn't at least TRY to remember the word. Do I have the beginning of Alzheimers or dementia ? PLEASE tell me what your opinion is - it troubles me to no end (I'm 77 years old, and would go see a doctor if you think I really should.) THANX
What you're describing cognitively sounds pretty typical...probably the question you could explore at this point is whether you are experiencing normal aging (quite possible) versus mild cognitive impairment (MCI); you can learn more about MCI here: betterhealthwhileaging.net/qa-how-to-treat-mild-cognitive-impairment/ I hope you have also talked to your doctors about your severe balance issues, and what can be done to help prevent falls.
Are you a Google maniac. "what's the name of that guy...from Bonanza?" I was told if you can still google with precision it's age-related and not necessarily the early, early ALZ but who knows, all this is subjective. Gary Cooper.
Thank you for this video. My father is 81 years old and some of thesw symptoms. (Short term memory is a mess, forgets paying the bills, and somebody else is to blame for him lossing things in the house).
So scary for me....i don't want my family struggling just bcuz of me..help me lord...i'm scared that it could be happen to me cuz i'm taking maintenance medication these days.
Oh wow I'm 39 and have been repeating myself over and over again yea I tempt to not remembering things on what happened in the argument or fights but I do remember the good times I'm not there of getting old timers but I do forget most of the time
While we understand these signs now, there is no cure for dementia or Alzheimer's, my clever and smart Mum started developing these signs at 82, but she was aware where it would lead to. While she did puzzles, crosswords kept active and ate good food and was a social person, it eventually got to her and she passed away at 89. It was difficult for me to see her deteriorating and understand this disease. My aunt too, Mum's sister-in-law, got the best help as she lived with her daughter who was a Nurse and with my Uncle who looked after her, but could not stop her passing away at 86.
Thank you for great informative video. I have many of these symptoms, age 78. Accusing people of taking my belongings. I now realize I am getting this awful disease. When will we get medication to stop this decline. Still somewhat healthy, would like to do more with family, loosing interest in things. Loss of language is obvious. can't remember words. Hate this process in life.
My dad would call everyone Mate or Darling to cover the fact he could not remember their name, he could remember some names, especially those he saw regularly, but it was a while before we realised, but gradually other things built into the picture, but hindsight is a wonderful thing!
How do you find out if you have one of these diseases? What if it’s me, that has many symptoms, we even joke about how I have alsys. I’m not afraid of being tested, and end up having it. This is where it’s essential to have a good doc, which I don’t. Also I have almost every ailment going.
A neighbor I am helping out doesn't have most of those symptoms but he has trouble finishing sentences. He will say "can you go to the fridge and get that...that..." and maybe finally come up with "water" or "yogurt' that he was seeking but has a hard time getting to the point.
Often I can't remember the appropriate word right away, but later when I'm relaxed and not stressing it comes to me out of the blue. I'm tempted to call whoever I was talking to and tell him what I meant to say. Kind of an ureka moment! Is this early dementia?
Several of these warning signs are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. How does one distinguish if it’s truly alz/dementia or untreated anxiety? I’m in a well populated area & the recommended neuropsychologist from whom to get an evaluation has an 8 month wait!!! It is ridiculous & infuriating. Do you have any suggestions for getting evaluated in a timely manner especially considering these are time-essential diseases?
Or other disorders that include high anxiety as a symptom like complex PTSD? I’m 58, starting a new job (for the millionth time) and struggle massively with the learning I’m supposed to be doing. Of course, the knowledge that I’m not learning effectively feeds the anxiety, which cripples the memory, which creates more anxiety…
@@codacreator6162 I was writing on behalf of my mom but I wish you the best. It's all very frustrating how inadequate our healthcare system is. And that's WITH insurance!
My wife started developing alzhimers in her mid 40s and survived it for almost 20 yrs and left this world in her early 60s last year. This nurological disorder is heridetial in her family. My father in law , my brother in law and my sister in law all died due to this disease. Now , unluckily we are expecting it for our young genration also. Basically alzhimers is failure of the nervous system in human body. Nerves started perishing and the brain cells started dieing , ther first result appears as loss of memory coupled with anger and the patient start repeating the things. It grows with time and the patient forgets to take a step or sawollo a bite. The patient can not controles the urine and stole and the last stage is quoma for the rest of life. Alzhimers is of 7 stages. Each stage is of 2 to 3 years. From stage 4 things start taking a difficult term. Bad habits like showing angee or becoming stobern appears. And the hard time for the family also appears. Which increase with the passing days. Alzhimers can not be reversed or controlled even. If the patient is lucky with proper medical care the stages can be prolonged. If the patient is more lucky the alzhimer stops at any stage but it is very vvery rare. Alzhimers is normally taken for dimensia which is loss of memory only. Dimensia is symptom onlt for an alzhimer patient. Infact our brain controles the whole body through our nerveous system. When the brain and nerveous system is not working then the function of our vital organs heart liver kidneys lungs etc are also not undee controle and do not work. Their failure cause quoma and death ultimetly. I am not a docter but i remained stucked with my wife for almost more than 15 years at home and did not wenr out. I did the house hold , raised my childern and managed everything. The things i learned in this time , i am sharing.
I don’t know why this video was in my feed. Maybe Google’s tracking me & thinks I have Alzheimers. I must have symptom #6 on your list! Seriously, this was very useful info to have, as we have a friend recently diagnosed with early Alz, but at this point her main symptom is short-term memory impairment.
I've had my mom tested for all the appropriate medical tests to rule out vitamin deficiencies, UTI, etc. What else could a doctor do about her progressing dementia/Alzheimer's?
I have thought for so long my husband has Parkinsons disease. He has the sleep disorder where he acts out his dreams. He is now losing his balance and he tips over backward. He sleeps 17 or more hours a day. When I do get him out of bed he just goes back and gets back in it. He won't leave the house. He has lost interest in all of his friends and support groups. He has gained so much weight that it scares me. I think he is up to 400 pounds now. He is not thinking clearly anymore. And he is way behind on our bills. This has been going on for 5 years.
This terrifies me. I am a widow with no children. I have lived alone for many years. All of my friends are dead, living in nursing homes, or living with family far away now. No living siblings. I am getting some of these symptoms. Who will care for me? How can I manage this myself? I am 86. I don’t know what to do.
You should visit a retirement homes and do some pre- planning and perhaps move into this type of supportive living. Pray and ask God to Protect and guide you.
I don’t know where you live, but start with your Doctor. Explain to him/her what your situation is. Then get a social worker to help you out….good luck and best wishes 😊
i experienced something with my mother in 2019, that struck me as a possible sign, maybe more acurately a "late warning sign", since she was 85, but it was "early" for me. I was taken aback, it was so odd, since my mother had such a sharp mind, on the whole. This might help someone else put things togther in their own experience. it was this: i was working on helping her setttle in, after a move, one she said would probably be her last move. She had a painting, on thick cardboard, and i noticed it had separated. The back part that had come apart was clearly covered in black mold, and needed to be thrown away. I casually showed it to her, and said, " This goes out, right?" and much to my surprise she kind of freaked out, and snapped at me to leave it alone. I tried to reason with her, being utterly surprised, but she was firm, exasperated and told me to put it down, to leave it there, on her patio sofa...... She also had frequent trouble with her phone, her hearing and with the internet/her computer, and looking back ( she passed away last year) i now realize she was probably struggling with this for a few years even before 2019. She would often claim there were computer problems, and be out of touch for awhile, and I didn't take it too seriously since she lived in an enclave where she would be checked in on regularly, and also, was a person who really liked her privacy. As it happened, it was to be her "last move", and though she had in mind to move again in 2021, it was not to be. ❤🩹
I thought I heard her say there is a type of dementia that is in the frontal part of the brain and things start to happen fast. Dies anyone remember what it was? I need to know so I can research it. Thank you.
this sounds exactly like my mother, she’s 56 years old and it’s impossible to talk with her about anything. she exhibits all these signs but i thought her age was a bit young for dementia? i’m the only one in my family who notices her behaviour because i live with her so i’m not sure what to do
I have had two brain surgery and because of that I have to think when someone ask me something I have to think about and they will ask me if I am going to answer them and I have to say I thinking
Oh, I'm sorry to hear of this. 67 is not very old...he might have another issue creating some paranoia. I would recommend getting him evaluated. Good luck!
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's actually a very common problem...but also very hard. I do explain in detail how to work around that in my book, "When Your Aging Parent Needs Help", which you can find on Amazon and other online booksellers. Even though he is not your father, it should still give you ideas as to how you can work around these issues. Good luck!
@@jacquelineglitter4328it's not the competence of driving--my sister is very good at that--when she us home. She will call me and think cars parked on her street followed her home. It that there are spies in camouflage in trees 60' high, watching her. sigh. cope. there us nothing they can do about it,
My memory seems to be getting worse and worse. Some days I can hardly remember anything. If someone interrupts me in mid-flow of what I was saying, I lose my thread entirly. My memory is worse if I've had a poor nights sleep. I can remember things from decades ago, but not from what's happened early in the day. Do you think this is any thing to worry about?
So many of the symptoms discussed are simply due to aging and as people are living longer will be more apparent but it is not helpful to think everything is Dementia.
Many people have only around a dozen really great stories about things they have experienced in life, and they enjoy telling them - especially with people they have only recently met. It is a way of being entertaining and covering up nervousness. It is only when they start to repeat them with the same audience that we might think they are having mental difficulties (or, at the very least, that they need some new writers).
This was very helpful. Thank you. But I’d like to add that calling the person a “parent” is so limiting. In the world we live in today, many people don’t have children. So the person could be a sibling or a friend. Siblings and friends, even neighbors, are the new caregivers. Please don’t forget us.
I was diagnosed with dementia at a very young age. My dr said my short term memory is gone and soon enough long term will fail me like getting memories wrong, or mixing up memories to not remembering some things in the past. The guy im dating says that he can't believe I've gotten this far in life because sometimes I can't think clearly or do certain easy tasks. I sometimes wonder if this happened because I've had a lot of trauma to my head.
Another warning sign is time travel . My late grandmother had Dementia no she didn't build a time machine but in the later stages of the disease her mind went back to her teenage years. In 2009 my grandmother was admitted into hospital and the doctor came to see her he ask my grandmother what year it was? She replied April 1936 then told me to get some coal from the outhouse and to fetch food from long closed shops and told me to ask her step father for money. But she didn't know my dad or my grandad or me but could remember names of neighbours from 1936 so surreal. My grandmother died a year later after having a stroke.
Hello, Can you tell me if Alzheimer's affects people with intellectual disabilities any differently, as they age than the general population? I am in charge of finding training for our team, specifically, the implications that may indicate Alzheimer's disease or dementia for older adults with disabilities. I appreciate any information you can provide.
I’m not sure if my terrible short term memory is from Parkinson’s or NpH and surgery to correct. Hopefull am still on the mend. Sep it’s now July 10 months !!
Hi dear have those symptoms what do I do I'm old but my only family is disowninge m we I'm on my way to see what they have to say I will be home less within next hour i am a Burden they cent deal with it .
If someone gets up from sleeping and asks "Wait, my mom get home as yet? Mind you, the person's mom has been dead for several years. Could these be a sign of Alzheimer's?
I was 63 when I knew something was wrong and I am terrified my Dr seems to think my life expectancy will be short . I will fight back I am active I run marathons and I need to be around to see my daughter get married
Pet a Cat,listen to purring, bring joy to a child or someone isolated,walk a dog,have a bird,adopt a grandma or grand child so many people I took care of in Alzheimers Units were serious Alcoholic most of their lifes
Avoid abusive,dishonest deceptive,jeolous, mean to animals or anyone especially children ,Talk intelligent conversations or read try to learn,pray and positive affirmations,be in nature,walk alot here and there,diet can make us dumb like sugar,too much alcohol and drugs they prescribe to elderly sometimes gives them issues with thought process,memory,I see owe this great depression medication but learn that shit causes trouble in even younger adults but definitely causes stress etc in older people,be kind to your family members do not abuse your parents,Adult children ,siblings,music is good for us and for me laughter is healing
Hello My parent mentioned that when waking in the morning she doesn’t know what she should do or who she is , and that she becomes scared when this happens. This happened to her twice and it lasted 15-30 min. I’m starting to be concerned , what could it be?
I am experiencing some of the symptoms, for example I can’t remember my children’s name or if I want to say close the door I will say open the door and I don’t know I say that, if I am cooking I have to stay inside the kitchen otherwise I will forget that I was cooking and I am 40 years old
If you are seeing many warning signs of early Alzheimers, at that point it's generally too late to prevent it :( Prevention works better for people in midlife. I don't have a video on that yet, but may be able to do one later this year. The most important things are reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease (e.g. high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high blood cholestorol, smoking), reducing inflammation in the blood and body (which is often related to nutrition, gut health, sleep, stress), getting regular exercise, treating any hearing loss as early as possible, eating the "Mediterranean diet" (lots of veggies, fiber, healthy fats, nuts, fruits), and having soul-nourishing social relationships. Being cognitively engaged in your work or in something else that keeps the brain challenged is also good.
Sometimes people just repeat stories because they don’t have anything or interesting to say. It’s only if you don’t know your repeating the same story.
Good information, but I must note that I disagree that memory loss as you age is not normal. Researching other information disagrees with memory loss as you age not being normal. People should not worry unnecessarily. Even my common sense would tell me that as you age your skin changes, your hair changes, your body changes, and of course your brain will change as well.
My grandma tells the same story for like 4 years now. She got a phone call from a friend. Same details, same call details. She can't hear anything like a phone call. But we know she has had brain tumors. They are benign but they grow and she is too old for anesthesia. She tells me every year how her cousin stole her jewelry. I figure even if she could remember, all her friends are dead, her husbands gone, there wouldn't be that much new for her to report. Not that her thoughts and feelings don't matter, i just don't think she would talk to me like that.
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I am 48 years old and I have those Symtoms, Yet don't want to know for sure, Because it scare the heck out of me
My 90 yr old mother has all of these symptoms. We have suspected Alz for the past couple years. She has fulltime home care (me) and my sibs and I will work to keep her out of a nursing home. She is still eating well, conversing, playing puter games, enjoys her tv shows, helps with baking and laundry because she wants to do it. Mom is also fully ambulatory. She is 100% supervised and we will let her enjoy her life as is for as long as possible. Thanks to the doctor for an informative vid.
The correct pronunciation is ALZ- HEIMER. GERMAN .SHE ,runs over the word.
Admire you, really
You are great children!!!
WOW!! Your MOM is stage 3... She's doing really well.
At 73 I have worked all my life as a carpenter. I am still dragging a tool bag around.I can't do the mega physical stuff from back inthe day, inow work 4days a week in a home for people with dementia. Sadly there are some people who are a little younger than myself afflicted with this condition. I have heard it said they call it the long goodbye but as I go about my day I have found that just interacting with people can bring about such great rewards.
My wife was diagnosed medically last year at age 58 with moderate dementia. It took me two years to get her to agree to a neuro assessment, but looking back I am sure she was presenting symptoms for at least five years earlier. Her Neurologist told me my wife was the 3rd youngest patient he has had in 30 years of practice. Bottom line is dementia can hit even young people and you may think the symptoms are something else. Horrible.
your not taught this in america or most places or on tv but almost all health issues are casued by nutrition deficiencies and are easy to fix within a week. Nutrition ivs and nutrition injections supper effective in healing reversing health issues. you heal reverse dementia/altimers by myers cocktail iv and b12 injections. you get dementia/altimers because of b12 deficiencies. for example japan has the lowest rate of dementia/altimers because they health care system make sure there citizens get enough b12. You check your nutrition levels with thourough nutrition blood tests only functional medicine mds will do that and they know optimal levels not reg providers. anybody with health issues the root main cause is nutrition deficiencies. mental health issues, headache issues sleep issues balance issues the list goes on and on and its becasues of nutriton deficeinces. myers cocktail iv, vitamin d injection b12 injection, gludathione iv coq10 injections will heal and keep you at optimal health year round thats what pro althetes and rich people do year round. just type in google nutrition iv therapy near me. go get them done and start healing quick nutrition ivs and injections have been around since 1950's its a hidden secret casue there super effective and cure. anybody with altimer/dementia should do myers cocktail iv and b12 injections watch how fast they improve.
I am so sorry for you. My mother had Alzheimer's and now in my 60s my short term memory is declining.
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Frontotemporal Dementia is notorious for starting at a young age. My stepbrother started getting it at age 60. My sister took him to doctor after doctor. It wasn't until he was 68 that he got a proper diagnosis. Two years later he was dead.
Please try taken vitamins nutrients I believe 🙏 it might helps, there's also for brain memory's
I have MCI, and I’m 54. I have a lot of these symptoms. I was very aware that these things were happening, but it was very hard to get help because of my age and the fact that I was aware of it. I don’t get a lot of support because people don’t believe me because I don’t fit the profile of someone who usually has this disease. I also try really hard to keep myself together and it comes across as nothing being wrong with me.
I'm sorry to hear you're having symptoms at this age. You may want to look for a support group for MCI; esp if you look online, you might be able to find other people in your age range. You could also look to see if there are any trials you might participate in; I believe there are trials for MCI included at www.alzheimers.gov/clinical-trials.
Good luck!
@@BetterHealthWhileAging Thank you so much! I will look into that.
Take some Vitamin B5. It should help. It has for me. I too have cognitive impairment but it really only affects my memory so cognitive tests don’t really catch it. It’s very frustrating. I know it’s a result of my brain bleed 6 years ago. But yes, try Vitamin B5
I can relate!
@@BetterHealthWhileAging😊
I've had some of these symptoms for much of my life (getting lost in familiar places) and lately, searching for the correct word. Oh well... I'm 74 and so far, no one seems to notice my deficiencies but me.
Brain fog can be caused by other things, such as psoriatic arthritis.
@@andreawales1938 Well, yes. I also have migraines and fibromyalgia... and arthritis. So maybe it's not dementia. Thanks!
Thank you! Those of us having experienced caring for loved ones suffering from cognitive challenges are deeply indebted to you for your educational videos!
My mother has vascular dementia. She had and has many of these symptoms. I really wish I knew more about this 10 years ago. She's stage 7 now and it is just horrible. There is really nothing there anymore. Such a strain on my father and the children. Sometimes I just come home and drink or cry. I don't know how much longer she will drag on like this. It''s awful.
Thank you for these informative videos. I am so grateful to have come across you this morning. You’re truly a Blessing.
You're so very welcome! I'm so glad if this was helpful.
Hi Daryl, how's your day going with you?
God bless you. I am 71 and in retirement in a country that is foreign to me. Thank you for giving concrete behaviors to consider as I feel myself slowly fading into nothing.
Whether you know it or not, you will always be someone. And although we have never met, I love you and send you many blessings your way ❤️
But you can still write here, watch this videos ? Really?
Very clear and concise. Thank you!
THANK YOU. MOST INTERESTING
I really appreciate this helpful video. Wish I’d seen this a few years ago. My mother had mental illness, and when she slipped into dementia the symptoms were similar to her known illness, just more exaggerated. It made things so much more difficult.
Thanks for this comment & for sharing your story. I'm so sorry your mother had mental illness and then dementia. We do know that people with a history of severe mental illness are at higher risk for dementia and they tend to get it earlier in life than people who don't have mental illness. It's still very hard to sort out though.
@@BetterHealthWhileAging What exactly do you mean by "sort out" in this context?
@@BetterHealthWhileAgingpp ok
Im only 19 and i already have some of these symtoms
your not taught this in america or most places or on tv but almost all health issues are casued by nutrition deficiencies and are easy to fix within a week. Nutrition ivs and nutrition injections supper effective in healing reversing health issues. you heal reverse dementia/altimers by myers cocktail iv and b12 injections. you get dementia/altimers because of b12 deficiencies. for example japan has the lowest rate of dementia/altimers because they health care system make sure there citizens get enough b12. You check your nutrition levels with thourough nutrition blood tests only functional medicine mds will do that and they know optimal levels not reg providers. anybody with health issues the root main cause is nutrition deficiencies. mental health issues, headache issues sleep issues balance issues the list goes on and on and its becasues of nutriton deficeinces. myers cocktail iv, vitamin d injection b12 injection, gludathione iv coq10 injections will heal and keep you at optimal health year round thats what pro althetes and rich people do year round. just type in google nutrition iv therapy near me. go get them done and start healing quick nutrition ivs and injections have been around since 1950's its a hidden secret casue there super effective and cure. anybody with altimer/dementia should do myers cocktail iv and b12 injections watch how fast they improve..
My husband had Alzheimer. He had none of the symptoms mentioned here, Here are the symptoms that after one whole year got my attention:
-Loss of appetite, therefore lost 30 lbs in one year
-Slept much longer hours, sometimes went to bed at 5 P.M. and slept 14 hours
-No longer wanted to travel - He used to always agree to travel everywhere
-Started watching the same video ''Pride and Prejudice'' every night - He never before saw a movie more than once
-Started driving badly - I got the car keys away from him and gave his car to my daughter
-Thought he was somewhere else while sitting having dinner - He believed he was on a trip where he had been before
-Never stopped recognizing his friends and family who visited - But could not remember what he had eaten for lunch
He died of pneumonia after 5 years of Alzheimer
Thankyou for the detailed description. ❤
Thankyou. I'm so sorry
My husband has several symptoms, like walking into the room, tell me a story, and then leave. Come back like 15 minutes later and do the same. He drove me off this morning at a store, I asked him to pick me up 2 hrs later,, he went to a different place where we usually park the car. We argued because he kept saying he was waiting for me and after arguing, I asked him if he could remember where he dropped me off, we are talking about 6 hrs ago, he doesn't remember. Right now, it's like 5:30 pm and he was to go to bed to sleep. He sleeps like about 14 hrs or more a day. Your intake?
@@reginaschwartz4524 Your husband seems to suffer from some form of dementia. Maybe make an appointment with his doctor, and stay with him in the doctor's office. Best wishes. Courage ❤
Ahhh, sooo sad.
Thank you for sharing this vital information.. Great information…thanks!.
Dr. ! You are a competent instructor. Love the way you are presenting medical information. Medical schools need the professors like you. 👌
Your presentation was very well presented and simple to understand
some medication can cause those symptom too. for example statines for cholesterol control.
really? my mom takes a strong statin and she became to show memory issues signs does this have a correlation with what you've said
This is a wonderful channel, very appreciated. I have been sharing it.
Thank you so much!
I am surprised that obsessive, compulsive disorder was not mentioned. In retrospect OCD showed in my wife's shopping habits for a few years before diagnosis and via tongue flicking not long before.
Can you explain tongue flicking please.
This can happen with Compelx PTSD and Narc abuse too!!!
And stress, anxiety, depression, medications, lupus, and other neurological issues. My husband passed away 2 years ago and I was his caregiver for 13 years. The last year and a half of his life was filled with him being abusive. I've been left with a house that is falling apart and depression, and anxiety because I feel that I didn't do enough for him because we were fighting the evening before he passed. 8 years ago I started having seizures. I have lupus and spinal stenosis. I have trouble getting words out, have tinnitus (apparently because my brain is shrinking if you read MSN) and my memory will fade every once in a while. Reading and listening to Alzheimer/Dementia signs made me question my cognitive deterioration. I told my neurologist about my fears and was give the Montreal Cognitive Test...supposed to be the "gold standard". I'm writing this because I had gotten good advice and that was "don't listen to Dr. TH-cam and don't listen to Dr. Google. Be open and talk to your GP or Specialist. It keeps you from scary self diagnoses.
Good to know about the complex PTSD!
Yup from abusive elderly narcissistic parents
Thanks for this important information. My mom had dementia and exhibited most of the symptoms you listed.
Great information…thanks!
My Mom had delusions/hallucinations every night. She thought my dad took her to a neighboring town every night to sleep and everything looked the same except the room was opposite! (She would argue with you about it, when we told her she didn't go anywhere) She also heard voices at times, mostly in the mornings when she woke up. The neurologist I took her to wanted her to go in clinical trials, but she refused!
Thank you so much for your videos and all the helpful information you are making available!
Hi Carly, how's your day going with you?
Thank you for the information
some symptoms might not be related to dementia. my dad always had difficulties with recognizing words. sometimes from slightly off pronunciation sometimes not getting it but with using other words it worked. i noticed when he was in his thirties and now he is 90 and i help him often with mowing the lawn, cutting the hedge and bushes. sometimes he did already some of it, when i arrive - keeps him fit.
your not taught this in america or most places or on tv but almost all health issues are casued by nutrition deficiencies and are easy to fix within a week. Nutrition ivs and nutrition injections supper effective in healing reversing health issues. you heal reverse dementia/altimers by myers cocktail iv and b12 injections. you get dementia/altimers because of b12 deficiencies. for example japan has the lowest rate of dementia/altimers because they health care system make sure there citizens get enough b12. You check your nutrition levels with thourough nutrition blood tests only functional medicine mds will do that and they know optimal levels not reg providers. anybody with health issues the root main cause is nutrition deficiencies. mental health issues, headache issues sleep issues balance issues the list goes on and on and its becasues of nutriton deficeinces. myers cocktail iv, vitamin d injection b12 injection, gludathione iv coq10 injections will heal and keep you at optimal health year round thats what pro althetes and rich people do year round. just type in google nutrition iv therapy near me. go get them done and start healing quick nutrition ivs and injections have been around since 1950's its a hidden secret casue there super effective and cure. anybody with altimer/dementia should do myers cocktail iv and b12 injections watch how fast they improve..
You are correct. For instance, an individual with undiagnosed and untreated dyslexia will often struggle unsuccessfully to voice an intended word but will come close. For instance, such a person trying to find the word "ocean" may instead say "lotion." If this is something that has happened the person's entire life, it obviously is not a sign of early dementia. One of the excellent points of this video is that family and physicians must see the patient as a whole and not as a single symptom.
@@gatorfan3783yeah. Another was "public-ed" not a word, as fitting substitute for published (guy was writer)...phenomenally filed up there, close in meaning and sound.
I'm so glad I found this information ! My best friend since we were 14 year olds ( met in parochial school in1961) was going out of her way with comforting emails after my beloved dog died. All of a sudden - no more communication whatsoever ! it turns out she has dementia, which is really freaking me out. Her daughter says all she does is sit in front of the TV all day long, which of course, is NOT GOOD NEWS. I am three months younger than she is, and have severe balance issues and forgetfulness (like going into a room and saying to myself "what did I come in here for ?") I sometimes can't immediately remember the word for something and will say something like "can you hand me that thing ?" which makes my husband irritated, that I didn't at least TRY to remember the word. Do I have the beginning of Alzheimers or dementia ? PLEASE tell me what your opinion is - it troubles me to no end (I'm 77 years old, and would go see a doctor if you think I really should.) THANX
What you're describing cognitively sounds pretty typical...probably the question you could explore at this point is whether you are experiencing normal aging (quite possible) versus mild cognitive impairment (MCI); you can learn more about MCI here: betterhealthwhileaging.net/qa-how-to-treat-mild-cognitive-impairment/
I hope you have also talked to your doctors about your severe balance issues, and what can be done to help prevent falls.
Hi Claudia, how's your day going with you?
Are you a Google maniac. "what's the name of that guy...from Bonanza?"
I was told if you can still google with precision it's age-related and not necessarily the early, early ALZ but who knows, all this is subjective. Gary Cooper.
Very helpful thank you so much .👍👍👍
This was wonderful. Thank-you!
As we get older, more diseases gradually appear. This is a very useful TH-cam channel that I have learned about.
thank you po from philippines
Thank you for this video. My father is 81 years old and some of thesw symptoms. (Short term memory is a mess, forgets paying the bills, and somebody else is to blame for him lossing things in the house).
Great President. Thank you
So scary for me....i don't want my family struggling just bcuz of me..help me lord...i'm scared that it could be happen to me cuz i'm taking maintenance medication these days.
How does a mood disorder fit into all of this? Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this vital information.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh wow I'm 39 and have been repeating myself over and over again yea I tempt to not remembering things on what happened in the argument or fights but I do remember the good times I'm not there of getting old timers but I do forget most of the time
While we understand these signs now, there is no cure for dementia or Alzheimer's, my clever and smart Mum started developing these signs at 82, but she was aware where it would lead to. While she did puzzles, crosswords kept active and ate good food and was a social person, it eventually got to her and she passed away at 89. It was difficult for me to see her deteriorating and understand this disease. My aunt too, Mum's sister-in-law, got the best help as she lived with her daughter who was a Nurse and with my Uncle who looked after her, but could not stop her passing away at 86.
Thank you for great informative video. I have many of these symptoms, age 78. Accusing people of taking my belongings. I now realize I am getting this awful disease. When will we get medication to stop this decline. Still somewhat healthy, would like to do more with family, loosing interest in things. Loss of language is obvious. can't remember words. Hate this process in life.
Thank you…
My dad would call everyone Mate or Darling to cover the fact he could not remember their name, he could remember some names, especially those he saw regularly, but it was a while before we realised, but gradually other things built into the picture, but hindsight is a wonderful thing!
Hi Teresa, how's your day going with you?
Solution please.Thanks Dr.
She said to see your health care provider.
How do you find out if you have one of these diseases?
What if it’s me, that has many symptoms, we even joke about how I have alsys.
I’m not afraid of being tested, and end up having it. This is where it’s essential to have a good doc, which I don’t. Also I have almost every ailment going.
A neighbor I am helping out doesn't have most of those symptoms but he has trouble finishing sentences. He will say "can you go to the fridge and get that...that..." and maybe finally come up with "water" or "yogurt' that he was seeking but has a hard time getting to the point.
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Please update us on the New developed drug for Dimentia. Thanks so much 🙏
Often I can't remember the appropriate word right away, but later when I'm relaxed and not stressing it comes to me out of the blue. I'm tempted to call whoever I was talking to and tell him what I meant to say. Kind of an ureka moment! Is this early dementia?
This is fairly common with normal aging. I wouldn't consider it a sign of dementia, unless someone was showing other worrisome signs.
I do the same thing
So far it will come back to eventually
Usually a few minutes later.
@@BetterHealthWhileAging Thank you! : )
@@juliasewillfarmer6073 Same here. But with me, it's more like a half hour later. LOL.
Brain fog can be caused by other things, such as psoriatic arthritis.
Several of these warning signs are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. How does one distinguish if it’s truly alz/dementia or untreated anxiety? I’m in a well populated area & the recommended neuropsychologist from whom to get an evaluation has an 8 month wait!!! It is ridiculous & infuriating. Do you have any suggestions for getting evaluated in a timely manner especially considering these are time-essential diseases?
Or other disorders that include high anxiety as a symptom like complex PTSD? I’m 58, starting a new job (for the millionth time) and struggle massively with the learning I’m supposed to be doing. Of course, the knowledge that I’m not learning effectively feeds the anxiety, which cripples the memory, which creates more anxiety…
@@codacreator6162 I was writing on behalf of my mom but I wish you the best. It's all very frustrating how inadequate our healthcare system is. And that's WITH insurance!
Complex PTSD too!!!! Memory issues and same with autoimmune as I had studied and IQ test from neurologist I knew it was off!
Exactly! Try getting mental health appointments. There's no magic pill for dementia or small cell brain desease😢
My wife started developing alzhimers in her mid 40s and survived it for almost 20 yrs and left this world in her early 60s last year.
This nurological disorder is heridetial in her family. My father in law , my brother in law and my sister in law all died due to this disease. Now , unluckily we are expecting it for our young genration also.
Basically alzhimers is failure of the nervous system in human body. Nerves started perishing and the brain cells started dieing , ther first result appears as loss of memory coupled with anger and the patient start repeating the things.
It grows with time and the patient forgets to take a step or sawollo a bite.
The patient can not controles the urine and stole and the last stage is quoma for the rest of life.
Alzhimers is of 7 stages. Each stage is of 2 to 3 years.
From stage 4 things start taking a difficult term. Bad habits like showing angee or becoming stobern appears. And the hard time for the family also appears. Which increase with the passing days.
Alzhimers can not be reversed or controlled even.
If the patient is lucky with proper medical care the stages can be prolonged. If the patient is more lucky the alzhimer stops at any stage but it is very vvery rare.
Alzhimers is normally taken for dimensia which is loss of memory only.
Dimensia is symptom onlt for an alzhimer patient.
Infact our brain controles the whole body through our nerveous system. When the brain and nerveous system is not working then the function of our vital organs heart liver kidneys lungs etc are also not undee controle and do not work. Their failure cause quoma and death ultimetly.
I am not a docter but i remained stucked with my wife for almost more than 15 years at home and did not wenr out. I did the house hold , raised my childern and managed everything.
The things i learned in this time , i am sharing.
Thanks for sharing
I never knew this
This was so helpful! Thank you.
I'm so glad!
I HATE that happened to Bruce!!! I love him . He gave so many people joy
yes, so sad! His family has now revealed that he's been diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia.
@@BetterHealthWhileAging 💔
I don’t know why this video was in my feed. Maybe Google’s tracking me & thinks I have Alzheimers. I must have symptom #6 on your list! Seriously, this was very useful info to have, as we have a friend recently diagnosed with early Alz, but at this point her main symptom is short-term memory impairment.
I can't say why it turned up in your feed as I don't get to program the TH-cam algorithm, and we are not running paid ads. But glad if it was helpful!
Great video!
I've had my mom tested for all the appropriate medical tests to rule out vitamin deficiencies, UTI, etc. What else could a doctor do about her progressing dementia/Alzheimer's?
I have thought for so long my husband has Parkinsons disease. He has the sleep disorder where he acts out his dreams. He is now losing his balance and he tips over backward. He sleeps 17 or more hours a day. When I do get him out of bed he just goes back and gets back in it. He won't leave the house. He has lost interest in all of his friends and support groups. He has gained so much weight that it scares me. I think he is up to 400 pounds now. He is not thinking clearly anymore. And he is way behind on our bills. This has been going on for 5 years.
Hi Janet, how's your day going with you?
How does perimenopause work in this area too. As well as PTSD. Thanks
Complex PTSD long term has been shnowm to cause brain problems so loved to know any more studies.
This terrifies me. I am a widow with no children. I have lived alone for many years. All of my friends are dead, living in nursing homes, or living with family far away now. No living siblings. I am getting some of these symptoms. Who will care for me? How can I manage this myself? I am 86. I don’t know what to do.
You should visit a retirement homes and do some pre- planning and perhaps move into this type of supportive living. Pray and ask God to Protect and guide you.
I don’t know where you live, but start with your Doctor. Explain to him/her what your situation is. Then get a social worker to help you out….good luck and best wishes 😊
I was also thinking of trying to temporarily live in a retirement facility for a couple of weeks and see how that goes 😊
i experienced something with my mother in 2019, that struck me as a possible sign, maybe more acurately a "late warning sign", since she was 85, but it was "early" for me. I was taken aback, it was so odd, since my mother had such a sharp mind, on the whole. This might help someone else put things togther in their own experience. it was this: i was working on helping her setttle in, after a move, one she said would probably be her last move. She had a painting, on thick cardboard, and i noticed it had separated. The back part that had come apart was clearly covered in black mold, and needed to be thrown away. I casually showed it to her, and said, " This goes out, right?" and much to my surprise she kind of freaked out, and snapped at me to leave it alone. I tried to reason with her, being utterly surprised, but she was firm, exasperated and told me to put it down, to leave it there, on her patio sofa...... She also had frequent trouble with her phone, her hearing and with the internet/her computer, and looking back ( she passed away last year) i now realize she was probably struggling with this for a few years even before 2019. She would often claim there were computer problems, and be out of touch for awhile, and I didn't take it too seriously since she lived in an enclave where she would be checked in on regularly, and also, was a person who really liked her privacy. As it happened, it was to be her "last move", and though she had in mind to move again in 2021, it was not to be. ❤🩹
Thanks for sharing your story. I'm sorry for your loss and appreciate your wanting to help others.
So sorry for your loss I'm 82 and do I loose track of were I've put things 😔 😅
So sad.
I thought I heard her say there is a type of dementia that is in the frontal part of the brain and things start to happen fast. Dies anyone remember what it was? I need to know so I can research it. Thank you.
this sounds exactly like my mother, she’s 56 years old and it’s impossible to talk with her about anything. she exhibits all these signs but i thought her age was a bit young for dementia? i’m the only one in my family who notices her behaviour because i live with her so i’m not sure what to do
I have had two brain surgery and because of that I have to think when someone ask me something I have to think about and they will ask me if I am going to answer them and I have to say I thinking
Hi Sharon, how's your day going with you?
Does prevagen or medications Helps?
When I do get it, my radio club will finally get round to finding a new newsletter editor.
Well presented👏
My 67 year old boyfriend thinks I have people following him in cars! It's so heartbreaking!
Oh, I'm sorry to hear of this. 67 is not very old...he might have another issue creating some paranoia. I would recommend getting him evaluated. Good luck!
@@BetterHealthWhileAging He won't go to see a doctor at all!
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's actually a very common problem...but also very hard. I do explain in detail how to work around that in my book, "When Your Aging Parent Needs Help", which you can find on Amazon and other online booksellers. Even though he is not your father, it should still give you ideas as to how you can work around these issues. Good luck!
I don't think he should be driving anymore.
@@jacquelineglitter4328it's not the competence of driving--my sister is very good at that--when she us home. She will call me and think cars parked on her street followed her home. It that there are spies in camouflage in trees 60' high, watching her.
sigh. cope. there us nothing they can do about it,
My memory seems to be getting worse and worse. Some days I can hardly remember anything. If someone interrupts me in mid-flow of what I was saying, I lose my thread entirly. My memory is worse if I've had a poor nights sleep. I can remember things from decades ago, but not from what's happened early in the day. Do you think this is any thing to worry about?
I understand exactly... exactly where I am at. Living alone is another problem. I have told the neighbors if you don't see movement, call 911.
So many of the symptoms discussed are simply due to aging and as people are living longer will be more apparent but it is not helpful to think everything is Dementia.
1. Poor short-term memory
2. Repeating same story's.
3. Difficulty with daily activities and skills.
4. Deny difficulties.
5. Accusing others of taking things.
6. Developing delusions.
7. Hallucinations, seeing or hearing things others don't.
8. Getting lost, driving or walking.
9. Trouble with naming things.
10. Changes in behaviour or personality.
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Many people have only around a dozen really great stories about things they have experienced in life, and they enjoy telling them - especially with people they have only recently met.
It is a way of being entertaining and covering up nervousness. It is only when they start to repeat them with the same audience that we might think they are having mental difficulties (or, at the very least, that they need some new writers).
Thank you for the video, it was really helpful. How about if the person only has the poor short term memory loss and nothing else?
Which type of doctor is best to go to for an assessment?
This was very helpful. Thank you. But I’d like to add that calling the person a “parent” is so limiting. In the world we live in today, many people don’t have children. So the person could be a sibling or a friend. Siblings and friends, even neighbors, are the new caregivers. Please don’t forget us.
I was diagnosed with dementia at a very young age. My dr said my short term memory is gone and soon enough long term will fail me like getting memories wrong, or mixing up memories to not remembering some things in the past. The guy im dating says that he can't believe I've gotten this far in life because sometimes I can't think clearly or do certain easy tasks. I sometimes wonder if this happened because I've had a lot of trauma to my head.
What about poor long and short term memory as well as all the other symptoms. My past is pretty much gone.
Another warning sign is time travel . My late grandmother had Dementia no she didn't build a time machine but in the later stages of the disease her mind went back to her teenage years. In 2009 my grandmother was admitted into hospital and the doctor came to see her he ask my grandmother what year it was? She replied April 1936 then told me to get some coal from the outhouse and to fetch food from long closed shops and told me to ask her step father for money. But she didn't know my dad or my grandad or me but could remember names of neighbours from 1936 so surreal. My grandmother died a year later after having a stroke.
I think this is a symptom that typically happens later in the illness, so I wouldn’t call it a warning sign.
Have there been any studies with the use of psychedelics with dementia patients?
Not that I know of.
Sounds like a recipe for disaster! Yikes
Thanks for sharing this video! It was very informative and helpful tips.
You have been so helpful since the Lord let me to accidentally find your online class.
Oh, I'm so glad to be of service. Thank you for letting me know!
Hello, Can you tell me if Alzheimer's affects people with intellectual disabilities any differently, as they age than the general population? I am in charge of finding training for our team, specifically, the implications that may indicate Alzheimer's disease or dementia for older adults with disabilities. I appreciate any information you can provide.
Hi Gail, how's your day going with you?
How do you get someone to see a doctor when these signs show up?
My grandpa scared me today, he thought it was significantly later in the night than it actually was.
Almost all the symptoms happening to me but I can’t go to the doctor because I need help
I’m not sure if my terrible short term memory is from Parkinson’s or NpH and surgery to correct. Hopefull am still on the mend. Sep it’s now July 10 months !!
Hi Susan, how's your day going with you?
I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia at 39 i am 41 this doesnt make sence why I have this at my age
Hi dear have those symptoms what do I do I'm old but my only family is disowninge m we I'm on my way to see what they have to say I will be home less within next hour i am a Burden they cent deal with it .
If someone gets up from sleeping and asks "Wait, my mom get home as yet? Mind you, the person's mom has been dead for several years. Could these be a sign of Alzheimer's?
Nice to have a. Video for spouses managing a partner descending into the abyss of dimentia. Diagnosed with Alzheimers already…
Hi Judi, how's your day going with you?
I was 63 when I knew something was wrong and I am terrified my Dr seems to think my life expectancy will be short . I will fight back I am active I run marathons and I need to be around to see my daughter get married
Pet a Cat,listen to purring, bring joy to a child or someone isolated,walk a dog,have a bird,adopt a grandma or grand child so many people I took care of in Alzheimers Units were serious Alcoholic most of their lifes
Avoid abusive,dishonest deceptive,jeolous, mean to animals or anyone especially children ,Talk intelligent conversations or read try to learn,pray and positive affirmations,be in nature,walk alot here and there,diet can make us dumb like sugar,too much alcohol and drugs they prescribe to elderly sometimes gives them issues with thought process,memory,I see owe this great depression medication but learn that shit causes trouble in even younger adults but definitely causes stress etc in older people,be kind to your family members do not abuse your parents,Adult children ,siblings,music is good for us and for me laughter is healing
What is MCI
It used to be a telephone company
MCI was a telephone company
Hello
My parent mentioned that when waking in the morning she doesn’t know what she should do or who she is , and that she becomes scared when this happens.
This happened to her twice and it lasted 15-30 min.
I’m starting to be concerned , what could it be?
Great show brilliant thank you very much for very informative information 😊
Biggest challenge should be first On your list, how to get someone diagnosed. You can’t help someone until they get diagnosed.
I am experiencing some of the symptoms, for example I can’t remember my children’s name or if I want to say close the door I will say open the door and I don’t know I say that, if I am cooking I have to stay inside the kitchen otherwise I will forget that I was cooking and I am 40 years old
What to do to prevent Alzheimers?
If you are seeing many warning signs of early Alzheimers, at that point it's generally too late to prevent it :(
Prevention works better for people in midlife. I don't have a video on that yet, but may be able to do one later this year.
The most important things are reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease (e.g. high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high blood cholestorol, smoking), reducing inflammation in the blood and body (which is often related to nutrition, gut health, sleep, stress), getting regular exercise, treating any hearing loss as early as possible, eating the "Mediterranean diet" (lots of veggies, fiber, healthy fats, nuts, fruits), and having soul-nourishing social relationships. Being cognitively engaged in your work or in something else that keeps the brain challenged is also good.
Diabetes can cause dementia symptoms if not kept in check. I can notice confusion when my sugar levels are high.
Sometimes people just repeat stories because they don’t have anything or interesting to say. It’s only if you don’t know your repeating the same story.
I want to asks what are the causes of Alzheimer?
Good information, but I must note that I disagree that memory loss as you age is not normal. Researching other information disagrees with memory loss as you age not being normal. People should not worry unnecessarily. Even my common sense would tell me that as you age your skin changes, your hair changes, your body changes, and of course your brain will change as well.
My grandma tells the same story for like 4 years now. She got a phone call from a friend. Same details, same call details. She can't hear anything like a phone call. But we know she has had brain tumors. They are benign but they grow and she is too old for anesthesia. She tells me every year how her cousin stole her jewelry. I figure even if she could remember, all her friends are dead, her husbands gone, there wouldn't be that much new for her to report. Not that her thoughts and feelings don't matter, i just don't think she would talk to me like that.
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