If you get Alzheimers,will you know you have it?

Answer 1

Yes,

That is one of the horrible aspects of the disease is that in the early stages you know that you are losing your memory and your thinking is suffering. Since there is no cure that means that you will be doomed to being one of those elderly people that you pity so much. If that isn't a way to make someone feel miserable, I don't know what is.

Even in the later stages of Alzheimer’s the patient has periods of normal thinking, usually in the early morning. It is at those times that the patient can reflect on how far he or she has fallen. It is also why I fear this kind of disease greatly.

Answer 2

You may not know you have Alzheimers so to speak but you will know that you have memory problems. Not all memory problems or dementia is Alzheimers so if you or someone you know suspects you have a problem you need to see the doc so they can check to find out what is causing your problems. Most people think memory problems is part of getting old and this is not true. Usually there is a cause for it that can be treated.

Answer 3

Alzheimers disease moves slowly, so at first you do realize that you are forgetting things, losing things, etc. Most of the time, friends and family will start to comment on your memory problems until they realize there really is a problem. Then, hopefully, they will just start to help you cope with it.

Answer 4

Depending on when the diagnosis is made, you will know that you are getting it...Alzheimer's happens to lucid people, who become slowly more and more mentally deranged. That is the great tragedy of this disease - you know that things will get worse, and that your mind will be affected, but you can't prevent it from happening.

Answer 5

If someone tells you what it is, you will know for a while. Otherwise, you will simply be aware that your mind does not work the way it used to.

My mom has it and she is aware of how much she is losing. It is the hardest part, when there is still enough function to know that things aren't working right. Later, she won't know that things aren't working any more and it will be easier.

I also remember with my dad how angry he got when he couldn't think of words anymore, and that was after his was quite advanced. About all you can do is just sympathize with them and love them.

Answer 6

Some of my friends' parents have had it and my stepfather's mother had it. It's not like you wake up one day and all of a sudden, you're living in La-La Land and you can't remember what happened yesterday. It's a slow descent and yes, the people I knew who got it were very aware of what was happening. It was very frightening and depressing for them to know what was happenng and that there wasn't anything they could do about it. Some of them dealt with it upfront by having property and bank accounts transferred out of their names and making whatever other arrangements they felt needed to be made while they still had the presence of mind to make their wishes known. Others couldn't face what was happening and clung desperately to their illusions and excuses for their moments of "forgetfulness."

Answer 7

at first it can be very frustrating as you know that you are not remembering so much as the disease progresses then you will for the most part loss all your memories. I would recommend you speak to a doctor if you are worried about these kind of things.

Answer 8

It all depends on the stage if you have teh beginnings of it theres a slim chance you will know. But generally you won't

Answer 9

Unfortunately, in some cases, yes. My Aunt had it and would pop in once in awhile. You could tell by her eyes when she was "away" and when she would pop in. When she did pop in, she would cry and say she had lived to long, and then be gone again. It was very, very sad.

Answer 10

Usually yes. That's what makes it so awful.
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