12 WARNING Signs of Dementia

[@peterhelm6003]

I have had many of the above memory issues since I was in primary school, so at 73 years I am not particularly concerned that I still have them. I would suggest that you make a distinction between poor memory and actual progressive confusion and complete memory loss. This can really only be ascertained by knowing that person over a period of a year or more of time. Having seen two of my peer group lose their mental capabilities and die, it was fairly sudden (about a year) for both and involved significant personality changes as well as total memory loss. I am sick and tired of medical professionals testing my memory by asking me trick questions like listing my medications when I know that they have that information on the screen in front of them. It is all too easy for younger people to jump to conclusions about the many issues that old people have to deal with, like loss of balance, unsteady gait, poor vision, poor hearing, and having difficulty keeping up with modern technology. We might be slow, we might often look confused, but for most of us, our mental capacities are declining at a normal rate - as will yours one day.

[@eelkeaptroot1393]

I just hit 44, but I recognise your points

[@AJ_SouthernGal]

Yep!!!

[@sitascott8446]

For those of us with ADHD, we have had some symptoms for decades. The casual observer might think we are heading into dementia, but we are just the same as when we were 23, in our 60s.

[@gabymarca8264]

I total agree with you I've been forgetting things for yrs so it's nothing new to those around me and I'm in my mid 30's

[@janedelaney7]

I agree. I grew up in a home with domestic violence. In school, I was preoccupied with what might be happening at home. Therefore, I was often not focused on the moment and accused of day-dreaming or not paying attention. My short term memory is a bit better than my long term. Circumstances, such as being easily distracted...can influence our memory. At age 67, I'm doing quite well in all aspects of my health...mentally and physically.

[@george-wg6ug]

Mum went on to have Lewey Bodies dementia and bedridden , the constant hallucinations and shouting out to try and express herself would really stress her out, her voice totally changed like it was a different language, very difficult to manage so much so that we had to get her in a specialist care home despite our promise to her that we wouldn't. Breaks my heart that does. She's been gone a year now, just love em while you got em folkes...

[@igo7434]

It’s not easy but I hope with time your pain eases. You’ll never get over it though.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

My grandad had the same but it was so slow we had to watch him suffer for a long time 😢

[@sethtenrec]

Breaks

[@maryboggan8251]

I have a question. My mom's mom had early onset Alzhiemers 50yrs old and died at 60. My mother was one of six children and was the only one to get it. Dementia is a broad term, however everyone's symptoms are different. My mom became very agitated and violent. She would call members of the family screaming that her husband my dad was holding her against her will and she wanted to "go home" she didn't recognize him and would scream he was not her husband. They said it was " sundowners" what do you think? She passed away 1 month ago.

[@george-wg6ug]

@@maryboggan8251 Sorry for your loss. I'm no expert but as I understand it there are five types of dementia diagnosis affecting different parts of the brain, 'sundowners' is a middle to late stage symptom.

[@Vienticus]

Both of my grandparents had dementia. It was a hard thing to deal with.

[@garygermain1446]

I'm 76 years old, and I have a lot of these symptoms, but I can always sort things out By concentration.

[@rjb7569]

To all caregivers: Do not lose your patience. It is difficult, but you will have deep regrets when it is too late.

[@sethtenrec]

Totally disagree. Caregivers do not let yourself get totally burned out …most wait way too long to get professional institutional help.

[@annedzurnak3196]

Losing your patience doesn’t help you or the person with dementia

[@sethtenrec]

@@annedzurnak3196 I think the original post is referring to giving up on caregiving, not just being impatient. And I’ll stick by my statement that most caregivers over extend themselves for someone they love. People with dementia are better off in a professional facility, than dragging down the person that loves them.

[@Mind69420]

​@@sethtenreci agree. I never thought I'd have to put my grandpa in a nursing home until one day I realized I was in a loop that only gets worse for both of us. We're both happier now.

[@genkiferal7178]

@@sethtenrecI will agree with you. I work with the elderly and see the pain in both the family member and the patient. Almost nothing you do for a patient with dementia is good enough. They are bottomless pits who will suck you dry and then still blame you for their own misery. Just realize that when you put them in a nursing home or with a home health care CNA/PCA that the staff also has to deal with that. So if the staff looks frustrated or cold, there may be a great reason for it. Dealing with dozens of such people day after day makes you feel angry and then the hopelessness of it all sets in. With other patients, there is a chance that they'll get well - and maybe even apologize later. Not so with dementia patients (usually). Then there is the fact that the less-rich facilities also take in the homeless, psychiatric cases, and just-released-from-prison patients, so it is harder to know if the person is just being manipulative or actually needs help. Those patients steal from, hit, are nasty to other patients. Not sure of what the answer is - except *prevention* . If your loved one has dementia, find out what factors caused it and make it a big goal of yours to change your own habits accordingly so that you don't get what your mom or dad has.

[@RanDom-Interloper]

My mom's first sign was decades before forgetfulness, more like a dissolution of personality. Then the occasional inability to remember what she had said and think it was something she heard from another. What led to her examination for diagnosis was her increasing frequency of forgetting something on the burner until the fire alarm went off. It was a slow progression of about 20 years and even 3 days before her passing, she was bilingual and enjoyed certain food tastes. She basically died of long term starvation, neglect in a care facility, leading to congestive heart failure. Family members should take care to switch to induction burners with automatic shutoff. I use it myself these days and never set off the fire alarm compared to when I was in college decades ago.

[@catherinetrinh3260]

I'm sorry that your mother passed in such a dreadful way. Thank you for your description of her mental decline. It helped me accept that I am getting old but not suffering from dementia.

[@mrs.cooper4840]

My heart breaks to hear your Mom's story - both for YOU and your Mom. But THANK YOU for the suggestion on the induction burners - that is BRILLIANT and I'm going to have those installed this summer. As the only living child, I'm the only one left to take care of my mom and I'm doing everything i can to keep her in her home - where she is surrounded by memories of me and my little brother (deceased) and has her daily routines and familiar tasks and neighbors. Thank you for sharing your story. 💕

[@smithdeena]

I have a form of dyslexia~I used to tell my kids "load the lawn mower" instead of the dishwasher! lol! I was 30!

[@smithdeena]

@Be REAL LOL! no....this video is funny because of the "signs" of dementia are what I have as dyslexia! lol! not dementia (yet...LOL)

[@edennis8578]

Ikr? According to everything I've read, I've had dementia since I was 6 years old. I'm now 67.

[@smithdeena]

@@edennis8578 🤣👍🏼

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

My dyslexia affected my speech more than my reading... my brothers were the other way around. Part of my problem was that my thinking went faster than my mouth could, so I would garble or skip words.... Now people think I am slow, because I was taught to try to plan out my sentences before I speak them... so there is a delay... but I have to hold a thought, plan a sentence and then speak it carefully.

[@kimfleury]

LOL I enjoy my aphasia! Oddly, I've never forgotten the word "aphasia" as I'm laughing off the latest episode of saying, "Open the light," or "Dinner is cooking in the fridge."

[@KB-os6lh]

I had amnesia once but don't remember much about it.

[@FindLiberty]

I got stuck at Stage 11 ( 07:50 ) about 30 years ago and had to make new, like-minded friends...

[@jimleane7578]

Thankyou for that info. Sort of glad to know the COVID brain fog and fatigue will eventually lift. 59 years young with an aging mum with dementia. Should be good for a few more decades yet.

[@kathym6603]

This video is spot on. Exactly what happened to me since March of 2020 and I started trying to understand the things that are coming to light on the planet. Some examples: I wrote the word "philm" for "film." I put some cooked fish in the overhead cabinet. And more, but I can't think of them!

[@genkiferal7178]

Some forms of dementia can be reversed if you catch them soon enough. Those types are usually caused by vitamin deficiencies. B1/thiamine is one of those, but I think the other B-vitamins sometimes help prevent dementia, too. Take a B-complex supplement and eat more nutritious foods. Nursing homes are sad, frustrating places and are often noisy, stinky, have yucky food, and can be a bit like a prison or insane asylum. It is better to suffer a bit now by changing your habits than to suffer a lot more later by needing a nursing home.

[@eddaborjas9408]

@@genkiferal7178 Excellent reply! We need to take care of our selves.

[@MBT372]

But how are you now?

[@michael5089]

Thank you for this extremely informative video ❤️🫂

[@paulalemire9423]

Great voice & tempo. Very well done!!

[@matildamaher111]

Im in peri-menopause and forgetfulness is common during this phase

[@juliepatchouli3944]

It only gets worse with menopause.

[@Lam321ThisIRecall]

​@@juliepatchouli3944 thanks for mentioning that, good to know

[@tatafreeman1]

I am 49 and a pharmacist. I recently saw a neurologist about some cognitive issues. I scored 20 of 30 on SLUMS exam. My MRI was clear. I am scheduled for further testing. I have been told I can no longer practice pharmacy. This is kind of scary.

[@BainsPummy]

Have you thought about Keto and IF try taking MCT oil. I lost my wife I wish I knew about Keto couple years ago. watch Dr Berg, Good luck

[@christineellengalbraith2215]

I cared for my mother til her death at home at age 88. I can attest to all the above challenges which presented themselves over 14 year period. All but one, my Mum remained the kind, appreciative and unconditionally loving person she always was, even when she didn’t know who she was anymore. We laughed a lot every day. There was though a tough battle to manage when she fell in love with my partner - the flirting was decorous yet outrageous, even while in her death bed. Miss you mum 💔

[@eelkeaptroot1393]

Thanks doc! Oh dear the more I hear about these symptoms the more I think I've had this for decades...

[@sitascott8446]

That might be ADHD, then.

[@Youtube-Censorship-Police]

@@sitascott8446 and why exactly adhd?

[@sitascott8446]

@@KZbin-Censorship-Police Those of us with ADHD are similar to people with the early onset of dementia in many symptoms, but we have been that way for most of our lives, and we don't get worse.

[@MarvelX42]

It sounds to me like it is extremely difficult to tell the difference between the first signs of dementia and just normal aging.

[@marylock3105]

For past cuple of months my uncle changed he wouldn't go out food still in cupboard and fridge freezer i recently 😢 found out he was not 😢 eating

[@igo7434]

My mum wander off to some random places. She plays with her hair whilst talking to herself, sometimes even shouting. She has schizophrenia, on and off dementia, depression, anxiety, high blood pressure but despite all the difficulties she is going through, she remembers me from time to time. There were times she would tell me “you’re not my son, you’re just a clone of him. Where is my real son?”

[@bibikadim4293]

Stress causes dementia and eating too much carbs.

[@jimmyjimmy8859]

Since having the vaccine I've had a lot of memory problems. is it just me or as this happened to anyone else out there?

[@pegEmet]

I've heard that about others also. I have not had the shot.

[@DisturbingFacts7]

Yes, immense brain fog

[@myrtleesther8855]

Pine needle tea has been talked about for detoxing some of the effects, please do research it before using but there are some video's abut it , I always read the comments too.

[@selenacordeiro1458]

My coworker regrets her vaccine big time. She tells me they poisoned everyone who took it. She has brain fog and her immune system is done for now. This only happened to her after the shot. She won’t be getting boosters. My aunts memory is getting bad and she’s only in her mid 50’s, my other aunts arthritis has gotten so bad since her shot, it should’ve taken years instead of just 5 months to progress at the rate it has progressed. My ex-boss has Parkinson’s like symptoms after the shot, when he didn’t have any whatsoever before. His wife has such bad vertigo after the shot she almost falls while just standing, and these people are in their 40’s. You’re not alone, I know many more people suffering after their shot, I hope more people speak out. I’m so happy I chose to be fired over taking that thing from hell.

[@dennisgarber]

Probably, not related to the shot, else you would not remember getting the shot.

[@tonaruch8623]

Nice voice. Important content

[@dennisgarber]

Number 12 nails the KZbin censors.

[@krisjutras2028]

I'm scared 😢 I'm only 57, but have noticed symptoms in my 40's😢

[@paulohlsson27]

Hi Kris, how's your day going with you?

[@EUROPA-THE-LAST-BATTL]

Read more..painting and exercise walking daily our minds loves being active physically !! Get omega 3 and vitamin b

[@kimfleury]

As noted, if viewers will listen very carefully, these signs can appear in normal aging, but there are distinctions that signal that dementia is occurring. I remember my Dad complaining of becoming more forgetful since his retirement, after he had a heart attack and was placed on medications. One of the medications may cause dementia, but I only learned that a few months ago. Dad did develop severe mental decline and required a legal guardian in his final 2 years. Dementia alone isn't grounds for placing someone under guardianship. The guardianship application process couldn't go through until incapacitation could be proven. That happened when he was taken to the hospital suffering hallucinations and delusions. I received a phone call from the hospital at 3AM, with the nurse telling me that Dad was having flashbacks to his time in combat in a war. Dad had served in the army during peace time, so he had never been in combat. By the time I arrived at his bedside, the delusion and hallucinations had changed from military combat to a secret police force spying on him. He was distressed when I picked up the bed adjuster device attached to his hospital bed, and began looking for a place to hide from the police that he was certain were going to barge in the door at any moment.

[@genkiferal7178]

now imagine having to work around 50+ people like that forty hours a week. not easy and the only way to keep your own sanity is to mentally shut them out - and others see that as heartless.

[@genkiferal7178]

Working around people with dementia is a bit like working around psychiatric patients. Staff should be paid more for dealing with such types. The often curse, scream, hit, insult, curse, pee/poo in the middle of the floor, are often angry or depressed, and anything you do for them is not good enough. They are never happy - are bottomless pits - and that is very, very hard to be around. Add in a stroke that makes their speech hard to understand and it is just worse for all involved. For some reason, the USA has decided that, at least in home healthcare, a CNA cannot legally get over-time. So, if another CNA or the patient's family member is an hour or more late, the CNA is forced to stay with the patient - even if her babysitter has another job to go to or the daycare closes at a certain time. As far as I know, this is the only position in the USA that is not legally allowed to get overtime pay. How is that possible and what kind of staff do you think that attracts? It attracts some of the worst and many are bitter over things that happened to them years ago - and now they have access to a disabled person who isn't happy with anything. We need to address dementia better ASAP. Both the causes and the results need more attention.

[@antoniaglynou4930]

I have really started to wonder if "stress" as a culprit is used when physicians dont know what caused patients illness

[@maryhelen-pu6wb]

This is true. However, I went through a horrible multiple betrayal and divorce in a longtime marriage. I am fine, now…however I went through half of these things due to trauma and shock. That needs to be mentioned. Other situations can cause this behavior as well.

[@thiccredgyal3404]

Well ptsd can increase your risk of dementia.

[@purplerain9075]

There are two more very early warning signs which happened to my father and can happen way before a person is even diagnosed with dementia: loss of taste and loss of smell (not Covid, of course).

[@thomasgriffin9267]

This happened to my grandad too, years before he was diagnosed with dementia.

[@genkiferal7178]

may or may not be related, but a zinc deficiency causes that and can also can mental retardation in children who have very severe zinc deficiencies. If a kid's brain is damaged, I don't see why an adult's brain wouldn't be, too.

[@purplerain9075]

@@genkiferal7178 Loss of taste and smell were the first signs of dementia. Do not know about a Zinc deficiency.

[@purplerain9075]

@@thomasgriffin9267 So sorry to hear this about your Grandad.

[@joehamilton4656]

Everyone gets forgetful as you get older,it's called old age.Nothing you can do about it.

[@maryboggan8251]

What about balance and ambulating. That was the first thing I noticed with my mother.

[@Mau365PP]

I feel like I have dementia with Long Covid 😥

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

I know too many YOUNG people who show signs #6, 7, 8... of course I have known many of them over the decades... so I do not think it was dementia, just idiocy

[@genkiferal7178]

the term "fat head" may be closer to medically accurate than we used to think. Fat cells cause brain damage and 2/3rds of Americans are overweight - and many have been fat since they were very young children. Add in drugs and social media nonsense and cultural decline...

[@ProGamer-gk6ix]

The cholinesterase inhibitors are one of the treatments for dementia. The Cholinesterase inhibitors work by boosting the chemical messages that has to do with memory and judgement.

[@wc2671]

Let's go Brandon I agreed -J Biden

[@cathiek]

COVID-19 causes severe neurological complications in people with dementia. COVID-19 appears to accelerate disease progression in all types of dementia.

[@paulohlsson27]

Hi Cathie, how's your day going with you?

[@pattyorourke8068]

Like the music and the cartoons!

[@gabrielWachong]

Maybe Im demented or maybe they are out to get me. who knows what's what when the whole world has gone insane

[@genkiferal7178]

the entire world has gone insane. its not all in your head. the globalists are behind it. insane weak needy people are easier to control. stay strong. consider being physically and mentally healthy as an act of defiance, of rebellion against those wanting to force us all to submit.

[@EUROPA-THE-LAST-BATTL]

12 is me living in the multiverse

[@superalien4781]

i have them all from my first dose of P . they call it brain fog .

[@corvoattano8567]

I believe you.

[@FrenchpeopleDontBathe-vu5mm]

I can't recall ever watching this but the link was purple.

[@guytelfer1353]

This can also be temporary? Considering brain inflammation, and recoverable

[@ParallaxView111]

If you treat the brain inflammation.

[@eelkeaptroot1393]

A good night sleep can do wonders!

[@randallhesse5011]

To fix the problem? ( The short and simple version) detox the body(eat dandelions)then fix the immune system, and intestinal microbiome (Beta glucans 1, 3) then re-boot a good new microbiome (probiotics, prebiotics, fiber, raw food, enzymes,) then fix the brain inflammation (resveratrol, curcumin, trans-e-viniferin) but, because of poor bioavailabiliy (digestive up-take) mix up your brain un-inflamers( resveratrol, curcumin, trans-e-viniferin) with black pepper in a shot of MCT oil( this will get this cocktail to the liver instead of going out with your 💩 poop. Then keep it up regular along with your vitamins, minerals, amino acids probiotics, prebiotics, fiber. THEN YOU will have no leaky gut, no leaky brain, auto-immune system is now fixed, and your brain will be getting its anti-inflammatorys. This means ( no more brain fog, and no more auto-immune system malfunctions )

[@JY-tq4ir]

love it, he recommended by fitbit community

[@edanya]

scary 😭

[@saturationstation1446]

dementia is more like losing the ability to speak and losing the majority of your memories i thought. sometimes loss of sensory stuff like taste and the ability to walk correctly if they had been able to fine before. stuff like that. this made it sound like a person who's been on a stimulant binge and is having temporary drug induced psychosis lol. i've only been around like 3 people who had it (dementia) tho so my experience is pretty limited. i remember it all really well at least

[@Mychannel89412]

There are many types of dementia . Not all created equal . Alzheimer’s , Lewy bodies , frontotemporal, vascular dementia and so on

[@genkiferal7178]

dementia can cause people to experience great fear, anger, delusions, and sadness. No matter how much you try to help them, it won't be enough.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Remember the five word test? Face velvet church daisy red. I guess I do.

[@TaxusBaccata-c4n]

I do.

[@AriePharmD]

Castor Been is here.

[@christine41861]

I miss Dr Been’s voice ☹️

[@kimfleury]

Hello and velcome to vun more show.

[@lisachelton4599]

Thank you.

[@rfrantzt]

my boss has dementia

[@paulferrari5262]

That is a rather mean comment.

[@lubomirtasev6310]

I may be reaching but I think a lot of young guys who are lonely, watch corn on a regular basis and struggle with anxiety and depression will develop some sort of dementia prematurely. This lifestyle is literally killing your brain. For everyone who is still struggling to get out of it - reach out for help as soon as possible. Later might be too late!

[@genkiferal7178]

I agree. Making them leave their room to go hiking or fishing or skateboarding is a good start. Or else, as they grow older, they'll become bitter MGTOW sympathizers and continue to go downhill.

[@tonyking9235]

IM SCREWD THEN HO WELL

[@spyhatz7089]

Is this show about Joe Biden?

[@sethtenrec]

Biden’s brain works fine, but he has had a speech impediment since childhood. But go ahead and have your laugh …bullies like to Pat each other on the back when they attack someone, and it makes their tiny little penises feel bigger.

[@curanderoverde]

You mean the 🍊💩🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@violettraine1029]

Sigh…..

[@corvoattano8567]

We'll return to this video in a few years

[@GerryD]

Ugh. Much rather listen to Dr Been on his channel.

[@sitascott8446]

I would prefer Dr. Mobeen's voice, also.

[@dennisgarber]

It's an important family, because dementia touches everyone's video, sooner or later. Our family has been touched by aphasia and dysphonia, for example. (I suspect that many of the commenters on KZbin have this problem.)

[@johntruxal432]

Please send this to the white house to the resident there...🤣

[@mariavani8839]

Biden fits the bill

[@ShirleyMikulecky]

Wow this is definitely Dtrumpt especially if he’s not on his drugs!

[@Xyz46786]

@ joe Biden

[@malcansdell5778]

Ia it a prions disease. Oh how on topic. LOL

[@genkiferal7178]

what from: Mad Cow disease or cannibalism or what?

[@Mau365PP]

I feel like I have dementia with Long Covid 😥