What are the symptoms of alzheimers??
Question: This is in relation to the question I asked earlier about my mother and her outbursts, arguing, and accusations.
I'm starting to wonder if it's the beginning of alzheimers disease?
If so I fear my father and I have a LONG road to travel. I know of another relative that went through it and it wasn't pretty.
If it is alzheimers setting in what are our options at this early stage of it? How do we get her help when she thinks we're just against her and SHE'S the victim? Getting a diagnosis is impossible.
It was suggested once and only once before that she seek the help of a professional (doctor, phsychiatrist, couselor, etc..) she got so angry and argumentative that she smashed a skillet down on the glass top stove and shattered it.
My father and I are at our wits end with this now.
What can we do without sacrificing our own way of living?
Answers: The seven warning signs of Alzheimer's disease are:
1. Asking the same question over and over again.
2. Repeating the same story, word for word, again and again.
3. Forgetting how to cook, or how to make repairs, or how to play cards — activities that were previously done with ease and regularity.
4. Losing one's ability to pay bills or balance one's checkbook.
5. Getting lost in familiar surroundings, or misplacing household objects.
6. Neglecting to bathe, or wearing the same clothes over and over again, while insisting that they have taken a bath or that their clothes are still clean.
7. Relying on someone else, such as a spouse, to make decisions or answer questions they previously would have handled themselves
It sounds more like your mother might be showing signs of bi-polar or a mental problem since she has outbursts and tends to take it out violently. Some things to suggest would be asking a close friend or your clergy to talk to her and encourage her to see a doctor. The first thing she needs is a complete physical to rule out any physical cause. Also the next time she has an outburst leave the mess or the damage and ask her what she plans to do to about this problem of her temper. Although she probably can't help her temper she does need to be shown what this is doing to the family so that she will hopefully consider getting a physical and getting this checked out. Also if things get really bad call 911 and have the police intervene so that she has to take some responibility for her the problem. Your safety and getting her help is the most important thing needed right now even if it means calling 911 when she is smashing things etc.
garrile i fear for you &your father as i think your diagnosis could be accurate
the violent out burst could mean your mother realises her situation is what it is and could be a possible danger to all sorry to be so blunt but best to fore armed yes along road awaits you .patients in abundance will be needed and a lot of family support called upon it will undoubtly change every ones way of life stay strong if you can God Bless you all from Ireland
Depending on age it may not be the problem. Thyroid conditions can cause the same symptoms you related.
Also hormone imbalances cause the same.Women I 've known have had this due to lack of certain hormones.
I have suffered with Dislexia and ADHD in the past and that can be frustration for everyone. The anger is a key and it may be bi-polar disorder. Thyroid malfunction can cause this also.
Worst case situaton could be multiple personality problems.
How old is she?
Might be menopause!!
This first link has some info you might find useful, the second page is from the Alzheimer Org, and that can help with info too!
The second has tons of info and can help with all kinds of information. They will send a brochure, they have chats, forums and you can talk to experts too.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive fatal illness that causes areas of the brain to shrink. The resulting symptoms start with memory loss and other cognitive deficits, advancing to major personality changes and eventually loss of control over bodily functions.
Some symptoms are: General confusion, disorientation to date, time or place Apathy, irritability, depression, anxiety Problems with language, math, abstract thinking, and judgment Personality changes with strange quirks or inappropriate behaviors
Wandering, hiding objects, problems with eating and sleeping
Late in the disease, paranoia and delusions may occur
Toward the end, total loss of self, and inability to control bodily functions.
Please check out the links, and I will pray for your family.
God Bless you!!
go to alzheimers org and alzheimers foundation they give symptoms and advice on what to expect and how to get help. it could also be other things, they need to see doctor to rule out other possiblities. so don't determine on your own and become overwhelmed sometimes it is something that can be taken care of. they can also through their hotlines and support groups give ideas on how to get them to a doctor.
its all about memory loss and you didn't say anything about that so i don't understand why you would think that she has alzheimers. it sounds more like she might be depressed or bipolar. whatever she has, don't accuse her and corner her, try to talk it out and if she doesn't want to then just leave it alone unless it becomes serious and then try again.
One of the e arly signs of Alzheimers I am told is an inability to see the clock correctly.. you begin interpreting the time backwards - or something like that. Other early signs, of course, are suddenly being unable to find the right word for something. The person will be wanting to say for example... Would y ou fetch my glasses from the kitchen and they might end up saying Would you fetch my... my... my..... and then make gestures around the eyes, like putting on glasses. They can't think of the word. Other reported events would be just being in the middle of saying something, and losing the thread of what the person started saying. Everybody does that occasionally, but when it seems to begin happening a lot, it's a red flag that something isn't right. Early Alzheimer sufferers often put things in the wrong place........They might put the bottle of milk under the sink with the cleaning materials, instead of in the f ridge.
Whether it's early Alzheimers or not is hard to say, but it sounds as if something is very wrong and you need to talk to a doctor yourself about it. You clearly have to do something now, before your mother does something that harms either of you, or herself. Another thought comes to my mind that it could be some kind of brain tumor. Long ago a good friend of mine had a s imilar experience when her husband began acting very much out of character, getting belligerant, very verbally abusive, and even physical. Seek help now, beginning with your regular doctor.... or if you don't have one you usually use , get a recommendation from somebody you know who may know a good one.
none of us are DR'S for sure... just take her to Dr if you cant do it or get her to go willingly have some kind of intervention ..if she is bad and needs help go to all extremes.....
P.S its to bad some people are so self fish and think of their own pain that they will have to suffer because someone they love is sick and suffering. its so easy put her away throw her away after all you and dad just cant change your life style for her. Dammm her any way for getting sick... so inconvenient for you
short-term memory loss, ask here what day it is
I'm starting to wonder if it's the beginning of alzheimers disease?
If so I fear my father and I have a LONG road to travel. I know of another relative that went through it and it wasn't pretty.
If it is alzheimers setting in what are our options at this early stage of it? How do we get her help when she thinks we're just against her and SHE'S the victim? Getting a diagnosis is impossible.
It was suggested once and only once before that she seek the help of a professional (doctor, phsychiatrist, couselor, etc..) she got so angry and argumentative that she smashed a skillet down on the glass top stove and shattered it.
My father and I are at our wits end with this now.
What can we do without sacrificing our own way of living?
Answers: The seven warning signs of Alzheimer's disease are:
1. Asking the same question over and over again.
2. Repeating the same story, word for word, again and again.
3. Forgetting how to cook, or how to make repairs, or how to play cards — activities that were previously done with ease and regularity.
4. Losing one's ability to pay bills or balance one's checkbook.
5. Getting lost in familiar surroundings, or misplacing household objects.
6. Neglecting to bathe, or wearing the same clothes over and over again, while insisting that they have taken a bath or that their clothes are still clean.
7. Relying on someone else, such as a spouse, to make decisions or answer questions they previously would have handled themselves
It sounds more like your mother might be showing signs of bi-polar or a mental problem since she has outbursts and tends to take it out violently. Some things to suggest would be asking a close friend or your clergy to talk to her and encourage her to see a doctor. The first thing she needs is a complete physical to rule out any physical cause. Also the next time she has an outburst leave the mess or the damage and ask her what she plans to do to about this problem of her temper. Although she probably can't help her temper she does need to be shown what this is doing to the family so that she will hopefully consider getting a physical and getting this checked out. Also if things get really bad call 911 and have the police intervene so that she has to take some responibility for her the problem. Your safety and getting her help is the most important thing needed right now even if it means calling 911 when she is smashing things etc.
garrile i fear for you &your father as i think your diagnosis could be accurate
the violent out burst could mean your mother realises her situation is what it is and could be a possible danger to all sorry to be so blunt but best to fore armed yes along road awaits you .patients in abundance will be needed and a lot of family support called upon it will undoubtly change every ones way of life stay strong if you can God Bless you all from Ireland
Depending on age it may not be the problem. Thyroid conditions can cause the same symptoms you related.
Also hormone imbalances cause the same.Women I 've known have had this due to lack of certain hormones.
I have suffered with Dislexia and ADHD in the past and that can be frustration for everyone. The anger is a key and it may be bi-polar disorder. Thyroid malfunction can cause this also.
Worst case situaton could be multiple personality problems.
How old is she?
Might be menopause!!
This first link has some info you might find useful, the second page is from the Alzheimer Org, and that can help with info too!
The second has tons of info and can help with all kinds of information. They will send a brochure, they have chats, forums and you can talk to experts too.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive fatal illness that causes areas of the brain to shrink. The resulting symptoms start with memory loss and other cognitive deficits, advancing to major personality changes and eventually loss of control over bodily functions.
Some symptoms are: General confusion, disorientation to date, time or place Apathy, irritability, depression, anxiety Problems with language, math, abstract thinking, and judgment Personality changes with strange quirks or inappropriate behaviors
Wandering, hiding objects, problems with eating and sleeping
Late in the disease, paranoia and delusions may occur
Toward the end, total loss of self, and inability to control bodily functions.
Please check out the links, and I will pray for your family.
God Bless you!!
go to alzheimers org and alzheimers foundation they give symptoms and advice on what to expect and how to get help. it could also be other things, they need to see doctor to rule out other possiblities. so don't determine on your own and become overwhelmed sometimes it is something that can be taken care of. they can also through their hotlines and support groups give ideas on how to get them to a doctor.
its all about memory loss and you didn't say anything about that so i don't understand why you would think that she has alzheimers. it sounds more like she might be depressed or bipolar. whatever she has, don't accuse her and corner her, try to talk it out and if she doesn't want to then just leave it alone unless it becomes serious and then try again.
One of the e arly signs of Alzheimers I am told is an inability to see the clock correctly.. you begin interpreting the time backwards - or something like that. Other early signs, of course, are suddenly being unable to find the right word for something. The person will be wanting to say for example... Would y ou fetch my glasses from the kitchen and they might end up saying Would you fetch my... my... my..... and then make gestures around the eyes, like putting on glasses. They can't think of the word. Other reported events would be just being in the middle of saying something, and losing the thread of what the person started saying. Everybody does that occasionally, but when it seems to begin happening a lot, it's a red flag that something isn't right. Early Alzheimer sufferers often put things in the wrong place........They might put the bottle of milk under the sink with the cleaning materials, instead of in the f ridge.
Whether it's early Alzheimers or not is hard to say, but it sounds as if something is very wrong and you need to talk to a doctor yourself about it. You clearly have to do something now, before your mother does something that harms either of you, or herself. Another thought comes to my mind that it could be some kind of brain tumor. Long ago a good friend of mine had a s imilar experience when her husband began acting very much out of character, getting belligerant, very verbally abusive, and even physical. Seek help now, beginning with your regular doctor.... or if you don't have one you usually use , get a recommendation from somebody you know who may know a good one.
none of us are DR'S for sure... just take her to Dr if you cant do it or get her to go willingly have some kind of intervention ..if she is bad and needs help go to all extremes.....
P.S its to bad some people are so self fish and think of their own pain that they will have to suffer because someone they love is sick and suffering. its so easy put her away throw her away after all you and dad just cant change your life style for her. Dammm her any way for getting sick... so inconvenient for you
short-term memory loss, ask here what day it is
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