genetics

I am having memory lapses, forgetfullness, confusion, is this early onset of alzeimers?

[007melissa]

It's hard to tell considering I don't know your full situation. For example, have you recently endured some trauma (death in the family). Have you been eating normally? Are you on new medication or a recent increase in medication? Are there members of your family with this disease? Have you gone through menopause? All of these questions must be explored before anything can be said on your condition.

[ducky406]

In addition to everything Melissa said, you also need to rule out things like Thyroid disorders and severe depression. I would suggest talking to your dr to see if he can help rule out other diseases that could cause those symptoms besides Alzheimers and hopefully get to the root of what is causing your symptoms.