Warning! Early signs & symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is becoming common these days. Your memory, thinking, and conduct are all impacted. It frequently advances to the point where it interferes with normal everyday operations. The majority of patients with Alzheimer’s disease are older adults, while it can also afflict those in early 30s or 40s. Early-onset (or younger-onset) Alzheimer disease is the term used to describe Alzheimer disease that develops in people under the age of 65.

Although forgetting things has become a common phenomenon these, but ‘memory loss’ is a different thing and should never be overlooked. Anyone exhibiting one or more of the below mentioned 6 cautionary indications should consult a physician to determine the cause. Early detection offers them the opportunity to seek treatment and make future plans to battle Alzheimer’s at an early stage.

1. Facing problems in formulating plans

Do you struggle to formulate and stick to your plans? Do you find it difficult to follow a recipe, even one you’ve used before? Is it challenging to focus on detailed activities, particularly when they involve numbers? For instance, are you able to balance your chequebook and keep a record of your bills? If your answer is no, this might be an early indication of Alzheimer’s disease, you should get in touch with the physician and seek medical advice on a priority basis.

2. Frequent disorientation about time and location 

Tell us, have you ever lost track of the day of the week or the reason you entered your bedroom? To everyone of us, it occurs. Dementia sufferers sometimes get lost on their own street, unsure of how they got there or how to go back home. If your answer to even one of the questions is yes, we’ll recommend you to consult a doctor on an immediate basis, disorientation of time and location is one the most common and dominant indications of Alzheimer’s disease.

3. Making dubious choices frequently

People occasionally make dubious choices, such as delaying visiting a doctor while they are feeling unwell. A person who has dementia, however, may face changes in judgement or decision-making, such as failing to recognise a medical issue that requires attention or dressing in bulky clothing on a hot day. All of these are strong indicators that you’re not on a right track, the situation would worsen of you don’t consult a doctor about your condition at this moment.

4. Difficulty in remembering the most recent things

As mentioned earlier, with the kind of stressful lives we live on a daily basis it’s quite justified to skip on a few things but take it as a major red flag if you’re doing these things unknowingly,

• Forgetting the most important dates, like your own birthday.

• Taking time to recognise your friends or family,

• Forgetting about the most recent conversations that you made a few minutes back,

• Relying entirely on the reminders

5. Misplacing things too frequently

People who have Alzheimer’s disease may place objects in odd locations, such as placing a phone in the microwave or car keys in the medicine cabinet. Because they are unable to recall that they were the ones who lost the item, they may blame others of stealing. If objects begin to vanish or emerge in strange places, and you don’t live with a toddler or dog, there may be cause for alarm.

6. Sudden and extreme mood swings

Be on the lookout for unusual conduct. Is the individual acting more confused, suspicious, down, afraid, or anxious than usual? Are they readily agitated in circumstances that previously didn’t agitate them or at times when they’re outside of their comfort zone? These symptoms could be a sign of Alzheimer’s disease or they could indicate another problem, such as depression or a negative drug reaction.