Alzheimers Is Coming To Town

The first warning was my mild short term memory loss. It gradually got worse over a period of two years or so. An MRI indicated early onset dementia and specifically mentioned there was no indication of Alzheimer's Disease. Another year went by and the memory loss was noticeably worse. Several doctors administered basic memory retention tests. At first the result was 3 items remembered out of 3. Six months later it was 2 out of 3, and six months after that it was only 1 out of three. Obviously my short term memory loss was getting worse, yet it was (and is) still considered a mild problem. Despite that cheerful (sic.) news it's clear that someday names will be forgotten,  jobs meant to be accomplished - won't be,  words will become lost or twisted in my speech, and the relentless progress of dementia will erode the ability to cope. My "dementia" may begin to exhibit the traits of Alzheimer's, and Doctors and medications may be able to slow the declining process. I understand, yet unless science discovers a cure the end is inevitable. How long this disintegration will take is simply not predictable.  I may have be two dozen or more years ahead,  or only two. Nobody knows,  but the probability of further memory loss will require more and more of my family, especially my long suffering wife. In the way of planning, I really don't think that there is much more that can be done. Since I retired (because:memory loss) about four years ago, my wife has assumed more and more responsibility. She is now the fully capable head of our household - and may be a caregiver someday if necessary. . end 1

A little time has passed and there has been more memory loss. I'm beginning to think that  one or more of my medications may be contributing to the problem. Efexor, for example, is designed to change a function in my brain. It's possible side effects include increased memory loss. Wellbutrin is another brain adjuster with the possible side effect of increasing memory loss. I take both of these medications regularly.
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