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Q: Progressive memory loss
asked by: BigBinBigD on April 12th, 2009
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My wife and I have been married for almost 20 years. Friends since the 6th grade. She has memory problems on her mother's side that is undiagnosed. Alzheimer's run rampant on her father's side. She has always handled our finances because she wants to and I rarely object. She works part-time from home. We have two children 3 and 7. Her short and long-term memory issues have usually been nothing more than a something the family just jokes about and is just part of her. The last couple of years she has forgotten years of her childhood, years of high school (though she still talks to several of her/our friends), and not has completely forgotten the first time we had sex (she was a virgin and this happend a month before our wedding). She can't remember our honeymoon, places we have vacationed, and her ability to read and comprehend documents such as insurance, banking, legal documents, etc... She hand wrote a form with my name, information, and signed my name cancelling my life insurance policy when she meant to cancel hers (does not even remember the form). She signed up for yet a third life ins. policy lately that auto-debits our bank account completely unaware what she was signing, thinks she was just getting a quote. I worry she has taken on too much but we argue for the first time in our marriage because she won't give up handling our personal and business banking accounts and stays angry that I just want to review files. Of course her family think I'm the bad guy here but I'm ver concerned. I love her more than anything in this world but she almost acts as though she has forgotten most of the years of our marriage. Her Primary (I went with her because she forgets what her OBGYN and doctor says) wants all of her records as he decided what direction. She is progressing rapidly and honestly I'm scared. She is organized, does not forget appointments or people in our life now but told me she had only seen one OBYN. (we are up to three now) and could not remember any of the 5 other doctors she has seen in the last 10 years. We are collecting records for possible hormone issues and her Primary wants her to see a neurologist. Anything else I can look into?
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zigemyster
replied on April 12th, 2009
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Take her to a neurologist for a complete evaluation. They will check her levels to see if she is low on any as well as other tests, like an MRI, etc.

Note that low B12 level can cause memory loss along with other deficiencies...
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JavaMissus
replied on April 12th, 2009
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Do not self medicate her until you have seen a qualified specialist in this field...She needs help...Like Zigemyster said, get her to a Neurologist....Good luck...

Caroline
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kinetico
replied on April 13th, 2009
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Hi there

Fully agree. Do not give her any medicine. Only doctors are allowed to prescribe medicine.

Just stick to vitamins and minerals.

Kinetico
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JavaMissus
replied on April 13th, 2009
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kinetico wrote:
Hi there

Fully agree. Do not give her any medicine. Only doctors are allowed to prescribe medicine.

Just stick to vitamins and minerals.

Kinetico


Do not give her any vitamins or minerals unless they are doctor prescribed...This I have learned from doctors...What is good for one person may be bad for another....

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