Posted by B2chica on April 20, 2009, at 12:36:44
In reply to Re: mental illness vs dementia?? » B2chica, posted by SLS on April 18, 2009, at 6:26:18
well, i guess that's kind of my concern.
granted since i'm prego i'm off all my typical medications.
but i feel i have such severe word finding issues.this weekend i was rearranging my DD room with my DH and wanted him to put something in the closet, i asked him to put it in the...stuttered for what seemed an hour and finally said 'doors'. about 2 minutes later i yelled out "CLOSET", i was so happy i remembered the stupid word.
its things like that. and yes things i use all the time, like spoon, refrigerator, diapers pants...yes i got so frustrated i was going to say i'm going to change these pants, i couldn't think of the stupid word and i was already in the other room changing and finally yelled "these stupid things on my legs".
its SO frustrating.
i guess the good news is that i DO eventually think of the word. it just takes a while.
also, though i've never been good at names, i'm not forgetting the few i know. and as far as procedural tasks i'm doing ok.it is not effecting my work or severely at home.
But it is more than enough to make me concerned.thanks for all your input on this subject.
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oh, and i knew there were other 'types' of dementia but when i did searches using the phrase dementia it seemed only alzheimers information popped up.if you know some sources on other types, i'd love to take a gander.
Thanks much.
b2c.
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