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yourhummingbird
yourhummingbird
Hi All
I am new and hoping someone can help. I have had clinical depression for years and years. it a few years but most of the time I manage it well. Lately I have been under alot of stress, which of course has made me depressed. Since I have been slowly increasing my meds again. I am starting to feel better but now I am having trouble with my memory. Never had this problem before. I have lost my way driving home from my Mom's and driving to work. It is scaring me. I have gone to the Dr and he gave me a memory test and I did not do well.

Please help!!!!! I really feel like I am loosing my mind.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
welcome to DS,.. glad you are with us and asking help. We will try to give support and encouragement.

It would be very hard to know what to do without a concise diagnosis. What remains to be done/said by the doctor?

Fear would be normal, .. just know that it is more important to find out what is going on than to fear it. Press the doctor for a diagnosis and prognosis. Once done, a second opinion might be a good idea, just to be sure. Once you know the physiology of the problem, you can better know how to manage it.
It may be simple stress. Don't get too worked up until you get some factual info.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
If you are worried about Alzheimer's, you may be relieved to know:

Experts estimate that some 500,000 people in their 30s, 40s and 50s have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

and I believe they mean in the US. That is a very LOW incidence. I would say it is NOT likely Alzheimer's is your problem.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
OH, .. that info is from:
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp
yourhummingbird
yourhummingbird
Well thank you for your advice. I am trying not to worry but when you are starting to second guess yourself driving somewhere you hav oe been many times, you feel stress. Most of the time I can reason that it could be many things that will go away in time or can be fixed.

Thanks!