My Hubby is starting to forget things now and has left the oven on in the morning and left his keys in the door on several occasions and today has put the oven on and forgot to ignight it, he says he is under pressure at work but I am starting to think something is not right do you think it is me or him?
2007-10-13 10:47:20 · 24 answers · asked by debray 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
He wont go GP I think he knows somethings wrong
2007-10-13 10:53:49 · update #1
He is 57 and it starting to really get to me
2007-10-13 10:55:40 · update #2
I am 23 and I have left the keys in the door before and I once put my keys in the freezer when putting my groceries away. Another time when I was in a hurry( husband was hungry) I opened up an can of green beans and quickly tossed them in the garbage, the I put the empty can in the pan on the stove. I was under a lot of stress. Because my marriage was in trouble.This could very well be the case with your husband too.
2007-10-13 10:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
As your husband doesn't want to perhaps you can talk to your GP first, ask what possible reasons could be causing this, and specifically ask what symptoms you should be looking out for.
It could just be stress like he says so ask your husband what you can do to relieve some of the stress he is feeling, and also ask your doctor if there is any kind of vitamin supplement that your hubby could be taking to either relieve stress or help with the memory loss.
2007-10-13 13:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age has really nothing to do with dementia even young people get it, I am a dementia carer, and really the only person that can say for sure is your GP, I,m in my late 40s & I have even went away and left the tap running, stood up to go & do something only to forget what it was I was going to do, so really you should try & get him to see his GP if you are really worried good luck
2007-10-15 01:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Janet C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell him not to be such a baby and visit gp.men do not mind moaning about the man flu they just caught and sometimes at deaths door with it but mention doctors and they run for the hills.i do sympathise with you.but it sounds more like a stress related problem.tell your husband that the doctor will only take his blood pressure honest and not the age old examination worry for men of drop your trousers sir.he will be more interested with whats happening at the top not the bottom end.but seriously i think it is wise to see gp.keep your head up love things will be fine
2007-10-14 01:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by kennedy537@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overworked and under pressure and perhaps also worried about other things, his brain is more likely to be overloaded so something has to give. Persuade him to go and have a check up, the Doctor will be able to give him some tests to put both of your minds at rest.
2007-10-13 11:03:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stress and depression can also cause memory loss.
Alzheimer's is a slow and gradual memory loss with short-term memory going first.
Vascular dementia is more patchy and associated with high blood pressure.
Check out the Alzheimer's society website for information on all kinds of dementia, however it sound like it could be depression/anxiety that are causing these prolems, especially as routine things that you do everyday are effect later with dementia.
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/index.htm
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+depression
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+anxiety.htm
2007-10-13 22:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by Tigger B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without worrying you , my mum did similar things to this and was diagnosed with FTD (picks Disease) an early onset dementia she was in her late 40's. Tell him he must go and see the GP he could well be stressed out and hopefully this is the case but please get help asap as my mum ignored all the warning signs until it was too late, she then lost the ability to communicate she never admitted there was a problem so we ignore all her little mishaps as stress. I wish you well.
2007-10-13 10:58:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
memory problems can be a warning sign for so many medical conditions and i didnt find this out until recently.
can be caused by something as basic as not drinking enough water.
i do think its worth getting checked out by your gp and if he doesnt want to go, have a discreet word with the nurse at your surgery who will get him in for routine blood tests and that'll show a lot.
men and doctors dont seem to mix so well but if youre genuinely concerned, its worth not telling the whole truth -you could be doing him the biggest favour ever.
good luck chick
2007-10-13 10:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by daftoldwoman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It may not be just what you think it is,there are lots of conditions out there................what you both need is a holiday,becasue it could genuanly be because of the pressures of work and men are not good at letting out all they feel and it could be a build up of this....
http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/making-diagnosis
wishing you both well x
if you had a hol you could see what he is like when he is chilled,if he has a problem it will still be there
2007-10-15 10:04:38 · answer #9 · answered by huskystorm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He sounds highly stressed from work pressures. My FIL is the same and my MIL is not helping the situation either by constantly nagging at him to go to the Doctor.
2007-10-13 10:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋