Originally Posted by Tothill

Hi ladies,

Check in with your family doctor. Getting forgetful is not always linked to aging.

2.5 years ago I went to my doctor in tears. I was forgetting entire conversations, doing add things like turning off the stove while cooking and more.

And I was only 43!

I watched my mother's best friend succumb to Alzheimer's and was very afraid.

My doctor assured me that those who feel something is wrong are not the ones he worried about, it was the ones whose families were bring up concerns, while the patient was in denial.

After a bunch of blood work it turned out my b12 was really low and that was causing the memory loss and odd behaviour. Further investigation linked it to my chronic IBS. I went gluten free and take b12 daily and am back to normal.