Starting to have trouble remembering

Debby said:
I'm getting the same way and I'm only 60 this spring. Used to have a great memory. My husband said that if I find my keys or shoes in the fridge, then I should worry:playful:. (He's had a lousy memory all his life, so what you are describing is the norm for him which is probably why he said that)
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I occasionally will pick up a remote to the TV when the phone rings, or try to change channels with the Telephone. It happens.
 
I am feeling a bit forgetful as well. What is the difference between normal memory lapses, age related memory, and a serious memory problem? My grandfather had seriouse dementia but we believe it was because of all the alcohol he consumed. He was one of San Francisco's best drinkers but he never had a "problem," with it.
 

debodun said:
Sometimes I have to go into another room to get or do something and by the time I get there, I forget what it was! Sometime if I go back to where I thought of it, I can remember, but not always.
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I've been doing that for a long time now. Usually when I get back to where I started, I do remember what I was going to do. Names have always been hard for me. Now I really put forth an effort to remember them.
I have the same problem with books and movies etc. too many characters make it too much work. Not entertainment to me.
 
I think this is a big issue here. Memory loss like forgetting where you put your keys, so I have heard, is normal. How can we tell if it begins to be a problem? Is there any good online memory test to help here?

My doctor wanted to put me on some memory drug and i said forget it. Drugs it seems dont seem like the answer, I feel like, Ameriscot mentioned earlier would be to exercise and keep that brain oxygenated.
 
I can remember scenarios from my life as if it were a movie I can replay anytime I want. Most of the time I'm pretty good at remembering where I put things and what I have to do. But darn, if sometimes I can't remember if I took my pills already or not, so I have to leave a message to myself.
 
yes, it's the short term memory that goes isn't it?I forget things all the time, particularly the safe place that I stored something that I now need!On holiday recently we had a laugh when Mr Oakapple turned to me and said"Oh no, I've forgotten my sunglasses!"To which I answered " they are on your face!" unless the memory loss is really worrying I wouldn't be bother my GP about it.
 
debodun said:
Sometimes I have to go into another room to get or do something and by the time I get there, I forget what it was! Sometime if I go back to where I thought of it, I can remember, but not always.
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I cannot tell you how many times I've done exactly that but I guarantee it's a big number.
 
Dementia there is about 4 common types but doctors like to call them all Alzheimer because the insurance pays more for that. The other types are easily cured most are vitamin deficiencies B1 Korsakoff's syndrome false Alzheimer. B12 dementia. Doctors where told by the FDA to get people off statin drugs because they increase the incidence of diabetes by 52% and dementia by 100%
 
What gets bad is when you take your list to the store and forget to buy something on it.
A man I used to work with had to put a sticky note where he would see it when getting into his car after work so he would not forget to pick up some things for his wife on his way home.
 
My oldest daughter got off to a rocky start at the beginning of her marriage, with his family. But after a few explosions and a couple of ugly fights, they all managed to get everything worked out, settled and ready to begin again with new understanding. That was fifteen years ago and they've become a reasonably happy family.

A couple weeks ago, her mother in law got it all restarted over a weekend, because during the course of a conversation, she began saying the same things that had caused the original trouble, got everyone absolutely worked up with emails and phone calls flying in every direction........only to come to the realization (by family) that she didn't remember any of the malicious things she had said over the past couple days! It was as though the intervening years since they began getting along, hadn't happened and she was 'back in that bad time of discontent'.

She is about 65 I think and while there have been some tiny signs of weirdness apparently, but nothing major until this. She almost started WW2 in that family! It can sneak up on you that's for sure. I keep telling my husband to watch out for my keys in the freezer or runners in the sock drawer, then he'll know!
 
Well, I can identify will the short term memory loss, the other night I ran water in my kitchen sink, walk out of the room and completely forgot about it........took me 2 hours to clean up the mess.
 
How well I remember something is in large part a function how preoccupied I was at the moment of remembering. So if I want to feel reasonably certain I will remember a fact I first make a conscious effort to clear my mind of other thoughts then I say out loud "put gas in the car tomorrow" and I visualized pulling into the gas station.
 
Jackie22 said:
Well, I can identify will the short term memory loss, the other night I ran water in my kitchen sink, walk out of the room and completely forgot about it........took me 2 hours to clean up the mess.
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Did that give you a mental jolt Jackie? This is such a weird stage of life isn't it? There is so much discussion these days on the aging issues I think it would be hard to not have your thoughts turn this way when something like that happens. We're all second guessing ourselves, checking for symptoms and making a note on the grocery list to pick up post-it notes! Oh well, such is life, enjoy the ride!
 
I can't tell you how many times I've burnt food on the stove or in the oven. I start to cook and say to myself, "I'll come back in 20 minutes and check on it.", then get sidetracked. It's getting to the point I know when dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off.
 
debodun said:
I can't tell you how many times I've burnt food on the stove or in the oven. I start to cook and say to myself, "I'll come back in 20 minutes and check on it.", then get sidetracked. It's getting to the point I know when dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off.
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I do that a lot, too, especially making hard boiled eggs. One time they exploded and hit the ceiling. It got so bad I started looking for a stove with a timer on at least one top burner. No could find. Now I discovered the timer on this smartphone. So I set it to ring. But sometimes I forget to set it.:(
 
debodun said:
I can't tell you how many times I've burnt food on the stove or in the oven. I start to cook and say to myself, "I'll come back in 20 minutes and check on it.", then get sidetracked. It's getting to the point I know when dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off.
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Your plight actually made me laugh out loud! That sounds like my cooking style when I first got married. The number of pans and pots that I ruined in my lifetime!!! Could probably build a bridge with all that steel.
 
wonderful idea, holly, you are so on the ball.
here's a pic of mine, I use it for so many things. But there are so many more excellent ones

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Josiah said:
I experienced quite a noticeable memory loss in my early 60's, but my memory hasn't gotten markedly worse over the ensuing twenty years. Maybe I've just learned to compensate better, maybe its all those expensive supplements I've been taking.
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Same here with supplements, But I try not to overload on things not worth remembering, and I end up going back a lot to see if I lock doors and turned stove off and lights. That is my focus. Also try to keep things in the same place. Like keys and bags PS I have forgotten my password to this site, but saved it on my tablet so still able to get on

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http://www.alz.org/10-warning-signs.asp.
 
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