My father is in his mid-50's. He used to drink alot when he was in his 30's, He smokes cigars at least 3-5 times a week, and he has a very stressful job.
About a year or 2 ago he told my family that he has problems remembering things, nothing too important.
Recently he has been having these episodes where he is in the middle of doing something and he stop and his mind goes blank and starts making a clicking sound with his mouth. Myself or another memeber of the family usually have to gently nudge him & yell "Dad!" a couple of times before he sanps out of it.
Sometimes he tries to talk when this occours but it all comes out as gibberish.
When he comes to, he forgets where he is, or how he got there for a short period of time.
He's been to the Doctor many times & they say it's nothing, but I was wondering if anyone knows what disorder the symtptoms are associated with.
2007-12-09 14:06:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
he could have had a stroke. get him to his doctor soon.
2007-12-09 14:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scary. Have him get a 2nd opinion. I know mid-50s sounds old, but it really isn't. If the memory problems persist, see if he can get a b12 test. It's a simple blood test, and the deficiency can mimic dementia, alzheimer's etc.
2007-12-10 01:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by SigGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find another doctor. These symptoms are not "nothing". They might be mini-strokes ( preparatory to a bigger one ) or they might be incipient Alzheimer's. There are other things that might explain these symptoms but "nothing" does not.
2007-12-09 22:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this makes me soo sad='(
im soo scared that my dad will go through the same thing...
your a good son, you care a lot about your dad=)
2007-12-09 22:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by ♥fefe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋