Do I Have Dementia? or 10 Signs of Early Onset Dementia 

Please see a neurologist before you see a psychiatrist. Psychiatry is the only specialty area that doesn't look at the organ it treats. My father died of a glioblastoma. If you are old it is often written off as dementia. Head injuries the same.

Great info. Interesting to note several of these are things people with ADHD also struggle with. I could seriously relate to several!

The upside to it in the beginning when you still have some kind of control, is I worry less about certain things that used to eat me up. This forgetting of thoughts let's go of a solid sense of reality. There's only now for me until that fades too. It's strange.

Not sure where you are, but I'm watching from Canada. I'm 59, female and am having some experiences that I've noticed over the past few months. I've always been a daydreamer and often am lost in thought. I've been losing things like my glasses, my phone, common objects around the house. I've forgotten several appointments lately, dentist, massage therapist, ear doctor. But it's how I feel that is different. It's subtle and I can put my finger on it but I'm worried enough that I'm going to see my family doctor this week. Glad I found you. I will keep following you!

Good information. Thank you for sharing

I've been forgetting how to spell,stutter, I can't not think of words. Ill be talking and go completely blank. For example: I go to do the dishes or make something to eat im in there for hour(s) ill go to do something I go completely blank go back and remember later. At times I dont even know what im talking about. It wont any sense. for 2 weeks is lost idk what happened and its really scary. Ill wake up and i wont know where i am it takes me a few mins to to remember. Ill go do something and get distracted really bad...

I’m 65, I’m pretty sure I’m headed in the direction of dementia, every time I mention it to my doctor he just ignores it, I’m really worried

Hard to listen to him. I hope that doesn't mean I''m developing dementia. I've had brain damage since I was 16, so is it brain damage or dementia? Hah! A friend who's a psychologist thinks at 73, if I have dementia, it should have started by now. My problem lately is getting kicked out of a police station for demanding a police report after being hit on a bicycle by the police's favorite waitress. And getting angry at the management at the apartments where I'm staying. They claimed 3 times that police were coming to evict me. Knocking on my door telling me to leave. They want me to leave because I was injured. They didn't use deicer. It may have been natural to get angry in those circumstances. Getting angry is not good for the brain.

Number 3: I get this alot. Recently I cannot remember road systems that I've known my whole life. Or the layouts of shopping centers. And on a few occasions I've get stressed and freaked out that I might be driving on the wrong side of the road. I am not sure so I pull over and watch others to see what they are doing. Luckily that doesn't happen too often. But I cannot remember a lot of roads I travel frequently anymore. And if I come to a stop sign I'll not know if I need to turn left or right or go straight for a while.

Cant get diagnosis im not myself help

as a caregiver to my honey in stage 4 . PLEASE take care of yourself. at 75 I get upset easy and have to yell myself to slow down. calm down. if I let things upset me I begin to think I am getting it. bless all.

I’m so glad you’re posting. I was diagnosed last December, and I need to hear from others like me. Early onset Alzheimers. 61 years old.

Really helpful, noticing more & more of these in myself as time goes on.

Very useful information, thanks for sharing.

Hi Ted, I enjoyed your video. I am 59 and am going through so much cognitive decline. Ihave been seeing my pcp who is treating me for depression and anxiety, She even sent me to a psychiatrist. But I feel like a ball has been droped in the last 90 days why hasn't anyone suggested a neurologist. They are just assuming I am emotional I guess. But I had to take fmla and I am not getting STD. So something needs to happen fast. You mentioned a test that you would link to from the National Asssociation of Alzheimers, I believe. Maybe if I could just take a test it would either ease my mind or put a fire under me to be more assertive. If you do link it. Could you please link it with this comment also so I will get the notification. Thanks and have a great day.

You described me to a tee!

Interesting, I’m very young.. only 19 years old, recently I’ve been going through a lot of strange symptoms and incredibly bad forgetfulness. I could go on and on about my symptoms like words looking and sounding funny and weird to me, forgetfulness (again) feeling like everyday tasks are impossible, difficulty finding words to use, struggling to enjoy the games I used to play, having h absolutely no energy to do anything besides from my job, and the list goes on and on. Of course, I panicked because my great grandmother went through it, and it was the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen. So I went to the hospital, seen physicians, talked to people online and did more and more. The doctors say that I look fine and despite everything. I want to accept this, and the clean MRI and CT scan gave me some comfort since even recently with the CT scan, they said that nothing looked irregular. I just.. can’t get these symptoms to go away despite what I do. I can’t even look at my family members without feeling like they’re nothing but strangers now. It’s horrific, and after seeing the 19 year old.. someone my age become the new youngest dementia patient, it’s gotten me on edge. So that’s why I decided that.. if I somehow have this disease despite my age, I want to at least know what it’s like for multiple different patients and the different types. I’m holding onto hope that it’s a mixture of my Panic Disorder, Severe Unending Anxiety that’s been lasting for over a year now, and my ADHD that’s causing me to go downhill like this. Every single patient who has to go through this with their confirmed diagnoses, are by far the strongest people on the planet, you cannot convince me otherwise.

I can relate to several of these. I suffered a TBI at the age of 5. I had really bad explosive anger when i was younger. Then i became very detached in my teens and 20s. Then acquired aphantasia in my 30s. Now i have a hard time remembering day to day experiences and a fog around my mind nearly all the time.

Many illnesses are hart to get a diagnosis.You know something is wrong with you,you are not yourself any more.Than you get the answer,,O it is normal you are getting older.,, Even the doctors don't listen,till it is to late. So we are where we are. I know i had to let my job in a bank go .I had brest cancer,kemo,hormonal therapy for 5 years,and body pain all the time.My arm where the lymph knot es were ,16 out, is with lymphedema much thicker.Than the depression,therapy, pain,pain and ,,loosing my mind slowly,, forgetting,sleaping to much,nightmares,slowly speaking,surching words,.....but dr. says it is ,,normal,, after all of this😢😢😮

Thank you so much. It was so helpful hearing what the early signs are.

I also am losing things. I put things where i never did before. I put paper towels in the fridge. I put lotion in the fridge.

Thank you Ted for a very insightful video. I have noticed a lot of these in myself in the last couple years and it scares the hell out of me. I am only 43. I would go and get checked up but sadly I have no funds and am currently unemployed. I lost my last job due to poor performance and that really destroyed my self-confidence which was at an all time low already. I live in South Africa and medical is extremely expensive. I occasionally will be walking around my suburb and notice houses that I don't recognize or recall ever being there, and it sparks a sensation of confusion. There are also times when I would get home from work and wonder if I was at the right house (I live with my parents now). Doing something as simple as copying a cell number is a task as I have to copy it a digit at a time because I can look at it and by the time I look at the page or wherever I am writing it, I have forgotten most of the number already. It is incredibly frustrating. Especially since the small circle of people I have do not take it seriously at all, and say that I am lazy, irresponsible and just making excuses for forgetting stuff or putting things in the wrong places. I am really at my wits end.

Playback speed of 1.25 works nice

One of my top five biggest fears is being diagnosed with dimentia

You are looking very good. Thank you for the information

How does early onset dementia get diagnosed, not from these types of behaviours but via brain scans or other medical tests?

How do I get my husband to see a neurologist's hes 73 he shows signs I think: keeps lists in his phone all the time, was unable to identify his truck at the detailer, burned a pot pie in the oven, forgot he made air line reservations for a trip,

Very good info.

I'm 56 and was diagnosed with dementia. It's due to alcohol abuse. New subscriber.

I started noticing early onset signs in my mid 30s. I'm now 49. I suffer from extensive neurological disfunction. I have small fiber neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and no idea why... as I have none of the issues that can cause them. I've spent a lot of time gas lit, over my issues. Because of that I learned to ignore pain I've full on passed out from ignoring pain. I'm learning that doing so has likely accelerated my neurological decay. I am b12 deficient I run low normal at best.... I'm now facing the real fact that it's time to include others in my financial situations

Agree with what you are saying! Thank you so much! Aging is not easy! God bless you.

That is very interesting that you mentioned that the person themselves notices quite subtle things, but their nearest and dearest does not notice. I have been noticing quite a few things and had some tests and an MRI a few years ago. I was not reassured by being given the 'all clear'.

why do you keep saying am

I know this isn’t the point of this video but dementia strongly affects speech and the way you’re trying to communicate and regularly either forget what you wanted to say or the specific word you wanted to use makes me really emotional. My grandma had that but like 50 times stronger for at least the last 15 years of her life. (That’s when I knew her) But I’m pretty sure it was mainly caused by physical injuries she had. Now I live with a woman I call grandma (not biologically related) and her speech is very similar to yours, slightly better. And she really struggles with learning new things or putting things together (like when an object fits into its box like a puzzle piece. She will turn it around multiple times before figuring it out.) to me these always seemed weird but lately I’ve been thinking it might be very early memory loss.

I’m all of this

Thank you Ted 🙂

Thank you for doing this video. Best to you.

Lots of things here are also caused my neurodivergence, lots of this I was like “why is this me?” I’m severely dyslexic and have inattentive ADHD. With gross motor skill dyspraxia.

Myself friend diagnosed mild dementia. Im his girlfriend I diagnose it so I took him to the doctor the neurologist they gave him medicine

My Dad had Parkinson’s with Lewy body and passed cognitive tests for along time I took him to a psychiatrist with great results in delusional and behavioral problems please seek help early on for best treatment!!!

I am 54 and had an ulcer and intestinal surgery in August. I woke up forgetting names thinking i saw my dad etc. I was fine before. Can anesthesia do this

Great Video Ted. I'll be starting my video's soon to hopefully help others also. I have small vessel disease along with my dementia. God bless.

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Appreciate you, Ted.

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Im 44 and this may be happening to me 😢

is it possible to notice this in the behavior of a grandparent?

Thank you/

Am 45 so i guess i have dementia i have all this simtoms

@Dementia Talks I know this video is old, but is it possible to put timestamps on this video? Nothing like a long video with lots of bullet points to try to follow when you're cognitively impaired. 😬

thanks i think i know what to do with my life now

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The person in this video must have dementia... UM UM UM UUUH AHH UNMM

I CAN'T LISTEN TO THIS GUY, WITH THE AHH, UMM, AH, UM GOODBYE DUDE