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Feb 15, 2024 at 05:59 PM
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If I was having cognitive decline I wouldn't be aware of it would I?
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Feb 15, 2024 at 06:59 PM
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Maybe it would be harder to concentrate or remember things, and puzzles and mental math would be more difficult. Just speculating. |
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Feb 15, 2024 at 07:14 PM
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I live alone so there's no one who would notice Sent from my SM-A146U using Tapatalk |
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Feb 15, 2024 at 07:20 PM
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If you have suspicions, there must be somewhere you can take some kind of assessment
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Feb 15, 2024 at 07:21 PM
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I was thinking of that but I keep forgetting to look!
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Feb 16, 2024 at 07:37 AM
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I have a friend who was recently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Her memory has been getting steadily worse for a couple of years and she was very aware of it.
I was also concerned about my memory a couple of years ago, so I went for cognitive testing with a neurologist. The testing was intense, It showed that my memory was normal for my age and education, but that I had impairment on a couple of other measures of cognitive function which is what I was experiencing. I found the testing helpful in that it gave me a baseline. __________________  "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba 
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Feb 16, 2024 at 06:47 PM
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I mentioned my concerns to my PCP who ordered a neuropsychological exam. It was easy, and I was relieved that there was no indication of dementia. But I was labeled with Major Depressive Disorder and mild anxiety.
I was having trouble at work. But then I started having a good breakfast again, and those issues went away. Good luck! __________________ Major Depressive Disorder; Sleep Apnea; possibly on the spectrum Nuvigil 50mg; Effexor 37.5mg Wellbutrin 100mg; meds for blood pressure & cholesterol |
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Feb 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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There have been studies on schoolchildren that showed how having a breakfast benefited their performance on tests.
Yes, you would notice it if you have a mild cognitive inpairment. You will still be astute and self-aware enough to take a critical look at your cognitive faculties. Do remember that physical exercise is very good for keeping our cognitive function alive. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Feb 17, 2024 at 08:51 AM
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I know when I left my bad marriage I had problems figuring out words I knew I should know to put a sentence together. I moved far away to start life over. My pdoc where I left from had said take OMEGA-3 EPA for depression & DHA for heart & memory.
Seriously, the combination of being OUT OF that toxic & stressful environment & the use of the OMEGA-3, worked. One of my first tests was that I joined the monthly reading book club at my local small town library. I read & comprehended the books & I participated in the discussions intelligently. I shocked myself cause living in stressful environments all my life I had NEVER been able to do that cause my mind couldn't focus that well all my life though I quietly could study & got my degree & had my career, just couldn't think or talk on the fly. Sometimes the decline we do notice can be a product of our environment __________________  Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this. Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018 |
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Feb 19, 2024 at 04:47 PM
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I am so very grateful for the informative responses!
Much to think about. Hopefully, I remember! Sent from my SM-A146U using Tapatalk |
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