Afraid I have dementia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have brain fog. Not dementia.

- Get as many things taken care of as possible so that you are not stressed about it.

- Brahmi, turmeric, fenugreek - are anti-inflammatory and helps the brain.

- Multi-vitamins, amino acids and minerals. Your body is depleated. Especially take Magnesium, D3, K2-MK7, B-complex, vitamin C.

- Yoga and breathing exercise in a big way.

- Lots of green juice and veggies and fruits.

- Lots of plain yogurt.

- Lots of hydration.

- Start walking 10K steps a day.

- No screen at night. Read a real book.

- Meditation and prayers.

- Finally, excellent mouth hygiene. Rotting teeth can impact the brain.

This is good advice. I’m adding: drop sugar. +1 on lots of sleep and reading a real book.

[Anonymous]

OP, it could absolutely be dementia, but it could absolutely be due to your meds, menopause, covid, or whatever else.

Don’t freak out. Go easy on yourself, pull back from obligations and invest in sleep, quiet time, restoring your body and mind. Get healthy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Im a lawyer not a doctor but my parents have dementia. Please also find a good estate attorney and get your estate paperwork in place. Will, POA, HC POA etc. don’t put anything in email to an attorney about your fear of dementia. You’re competent now and need to get that done before you possibly get worse. My parents did not and it was a nightmare getting those in place as they were sliding into dementia

THIS. Get your affairs in order while you figure out what's happening. You do NOT want to wait until it's too late. Turn everything over to a trusted person ASAP.

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But do get your “affairs in order” — as we all should.

getting affairs in order, especially when suspecting impending dementia, involves identifying a trusted person to hold a durable power of attorney (with the power to delegate), as well as a trusted person for a healthcare power of attorney. these could be the same person, but they are frequently (depending on state laws) separate documents. consulting an eldercare attorney about the POAs as well as assets, trusts, lookbacks, etc would be good.

it also means documenting bank accounts, credit cards, disability insurance, life insurance, LTC insurance, properties, mortgages, bills, automatic payments, etc. If you can put major expenses on auto-pay, that is best. You don't have to turn everything over immediately, but you need everything in order and findable before a sudden decline. You don't want your loved ones to be spending months dealing with trying to get court-ordered guardianship while your house is being foreclosed on and you're stuck in a $500/day hospital bed. just as not-very-random example.