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CAN’T
remember where you
put your cellphone? Blanked out on
a new friend’s name?
Well, join a not-so-exclusive club.
Just about everyone is frustrated
or embarrassed by these memory
glitches at one time or another. Brain
cells change over the years, and life
is often cluttered, stressed, distracted
and busy. Of course we can’t remem-
ber when that dentist appointment is!
But when memory problems start
to affect everyday life, they should
be taken seriously, according to the
Memory glitches:
Are they a problem?
Your doctor can help you
decide if memory problems are
cause for concern.
Don’t have a doctor? Call
951-845-1121
for a referral.
American Academy of Family Physi-
cians. Signs of trouble might include:
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Forgetting things much more
often than you used to
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Forgetting how to do things
you’ve done many times before
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Repeating questions or stories in
the same conversation
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Becoming lost in familiar places
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Having trouble making choices or
handling money
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Having trouble learning new
things or following directions, such
as in a recipe
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Being unable to keep track of what
happens each day
A medical work-up by your doc-
tor can help sort through which
memory problems are normal and
which aren’t.
Memory problems can be scary,
of course. They may be early signs of
Alzheimer’s disease or another type
of dementia.
But underlying health conditions—
such as anxiety, a thyroid imbalance,
depression or side effects from medi-
cations—can also trigger glitches in
memory. And once such conditions
are treated and corrected, memory
often improves.