Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
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Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
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Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#2I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about.
[1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#3I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about. [1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
Oh geez. Don't worry about it. Classic "webmd hypochondria."
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#4I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about. [1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
I feel like everyone has those symptoms from time to time
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#5I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about. [1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
Everyone has experienced an Alzheimer's-like state at some point. Alzheimer's strongly resembles the effects of the sort of "brain fog" people get when they're overtired (or experiencing caffeine withdrawal), just without the simple remedy of rest.
The onset of Alzheimer's itself is recognizable more by 1. your begining to experience such "brain fog" states more and more often (when otherwise well-rested), and 2. your beginning to experience a bit of "brain fog" all the time, such that you at your "best" is no longer as awake/alert/aware as it was previously.
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#6I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about. [1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
Oh geez. Don't worry about it. Classic "webmd hypochondria."
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#7I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about. [1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
List helpfully also has "What's a typical age-related change?" under each - those are normal manifestations of each point.
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#8I'm only in my 20's- but reading through this 'early indicator' list [1] has me somewhat concerned about myself. But I don't know how much of that is it just being late and me being convinced I have every neurological disorder I happen to read about. [1] http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers...
Oh geez. Don't worry about it. Classic "webmd hypochondria."
Shouldn't really assume that. I mean, yes, it's unlikely, but given that most of the research is around prevention of damage, surely it's better to get tested early if you even remotely suspect there is a chance of it being Alzheimer's.
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
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Oh geez. Don't worry about it. Classic "webmd hypochondria."
Shouldn't really assume that. I mean, yes, it's unlikely, but given that most of the research is around prevention of damage, surely it's better to get tested early if you even remotely suspect there is a chance of it being Alzheimer's.
> even remotely suspect there is a chance
Generally speaking, this is not a cost-effective approach to medicine.
Re: Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh geez. Don't worry about it. Classic "webmd hypochondria."
Shouldn't really assume that. I mean, yes, it's unlikely, but given that most of the research is around prevention of damage, surely it's better to get tested early if you even remotely suspect there is a chance of it being Alzheimer's.
Depends on the cost/benefit of being tested. Often non clinical early screening is a much better option.
For Alzheimer's that could be as simple as getting enough sleep for a solid 2-4 weeks. As the disease progresses really slowly waiting that time period has minimal impact, but A the pre-test is cheap and good for you, and B you rule out a lot of false positives.