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Memory or stress?
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I have been having memory problems. Not sure what to think of them. My anxiety and depression are getting the best of me. Every time I start to get my life back something else throws me in a downward spiral. I spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about my future instead of living it. To keep it short. I found out that I have a problem with my cervical spine which is causing headaches and neck pain. This was getting me very depressed
I started noticing that I was forgetting too many things. This of course made me think I had yet another problem.
I started worrying about Alzheimer's. My wife gave me a list of twenty things to memorize in a minute and even though I can remember all twenty weeks later, I still dwell on the fact that I forget too many things. Things like what I went to the store for. Did I pay that bill. The dogs worm pill. To tell a coworker something important.
I know that at 46 I am not going to be quite as sharp as I once was, but I feel like I am falling apart.
Someone told me that if you can stand on one leg in the dark for ten seconds that it's a good sign. I don't know how that relates to AL but I can stand for a minute or so.
People say that age affects memory. Which memory, I can remember lock combination's from elementary school. But forget what I went to the garage for.
Should I see a Neurologist or a Psychiatrist?
I have been having memory problems. Not sure what to think of them. My anxiety and depression are getting the best of me. Every time I start to get my life back something else throws me in a downward spiral. I spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about my future instead of living it. To keep it short. I found out that I have a problem with my cervical spine which is causing headaches and neck pain. This was getting me very depressed
I started noticing that I was forgetting too many things. This of course made me think I had yet another problem.
I started worrying about Alzheimer's. My wife gave me a list of twenty things to memorize in a minute and even though I can remember all twenty weeks later, I still dwell on the fact that I forget too many things. Things like what I went to the store for. Did I pay that bill. The dogs worm pill. To tell a coworker something important.
I know that at 46 I am not going to be quite as sharp as I once was, but I feel like I am falling apart.
Someone told me that if you can stand on one leg in the dark for ten seconds that it's a good sign. I don't know how that relates to AL but I can stand for a minute or so.
People say that age affects memory. Which memory, I can remember lock combination's from elementary school. But forget what I went to the garage for.
Should I see a Neurologist or a Psychiatrist?
I am not a doctor but I have worked and studied dementia for many years. Because you forget what you went to the garage for does not mean you necessarily have a disease. I have never heard of standing in the dark for a mintue but if you are concerned I would google mini-mental test and have someone administer it. It is pretty easy to do and your wife could probably do it for you.
Again, forgetfullness can increase during times of stress or anxiety. You may be having a cath 22 by worrrying about this.
As for who to see, at your age I would see a neurologist.
Good luck.
Josh
Attached is a copy of the mini-mental exam that you can use
http://geriatrics.uthscsa.edu/tools/MMSE%20(english-spanish).pdf
Again, forgetfullness can increase during times of stress or anxiety. You may be having a cath 22 by worrrying about this.
As for who to see, at your age I would see a neurologist.
Good luck.
Josh
Attached is a copy of the mini-mental exam that you can use
http://geriatrics.uthscsa.edu/tools/MMSE%20(english-spanish).pdf
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