DP momentarily forgot where we lived

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DP had a bit of a weird episode. He was walking along our street and found himself outside a door that wasn’t ours & momentarily didn’t know where he was. It’s freaked him out (and me).

I have had similar where I literally forgot where my car was and put it down to perimenopause.

DP is older than me so nearly 60 - aibu to be worried or could it just be a ‘senile moment’?

Something similar happened to someone I know who'd been doing a lot of exercise just before. It was something to do with the exertion and dehydration in the end I think, nothing serious anyway so it's not necessarily something terrible.

I'm a little paranoid about dementia and alzheimers - I did one of the genetic tests and apparently have a marker for it (I know someone in my family had it).

Spacial awareness is usually an indicator. Other factors such as having a history of drinking and smoking can be risk factors. I also skimmed a study the other day that suggested it might be possible to test for it using sense of smell recognition. First off though, he should see GP.

Don’t want to alarm you, and it could be many things, but my mum had something similar happen. 2 years later got the dementia diagnosis. Fingers crossed for you but get him fully checked out.

This thread is a bit frightening I honestly often have moments like this, forget where I’ve parked my car etc and I just put it down to being a bit absent Minded.
I have friends who are the same and we are all in our early 30”s.
Do some of you really think that A&e is what’s needed in the situation? Am honestly baffled

@GiveMeAllTheGin8 not for a momentary lapse of concentration or forgetfulness. But a sudden feeling that you've just 'come back' from elsewhere and don't know where you are - yes.

DP feels fine & is going to go to docs next week- I think he’s now trying to play it down a bit as I am freaking out!!

This is a 60 year old man with a history of high blood pressure. That's a different category of risk entirely, especially for TIA, than a stressed woman in her 30s.

I'd go with getting checked out ASAP in case it's a TIA. If it's not then no harm done from ruling it out.

I am on another forum. A member had something like this and mentioned it. We all advised her to go to hospital to get checked out. Enough of us said it for her OH to take her. It was a TIA, she was so grateful to us all. Please get it checked out. My MIL had one at the hairdresser who was switched on enough to get her to hospital. Had she been home alone she would not have realised what it was.

I just realised my posts sounds as if I'm minimising it. The person I know was told this after he went to A&E to get checked out in case it was more serious.

@MereDintofPandiculation

Why is it better to get the diagnosis earlier? Is there anything useful you can do with diagnosis or are you not just draining all happiness out of your remaining life?

Because depending on the type of dementia, there are medications that can slow the progression when it’s in its early stages. But once you have reached a certain stage they no longer work.

Hope he’s been seen op and good luck to you both !

You'd expect a TIA if he has sudden issues with slurred speech or loss of vision in one eye or loss of movement on one side of the body or a droop on one side of the face not a one off episode such as this. I WOULD be concerned if he has been sleeping well not under extreme stress and then this happened out of the blue and would want a GP informed especially if any history of dementia in his family. If he hasn't slept well or stressed then I'd keep it in the back of mind and be vigilant for further issues in the future