It could be anything, but my dad had something very similar at 76 and it turns out that it was hydrocephalus
It's the only form of dementia that's actually treatable
I don't believe that alone is anything too worrisome. Heck, I'm young and I've had at least two or three occurrences where I wake up from a dream and question for a moment if what I said or did during the dream was something that really happened. I think it's just part of being disoriented when you wake up. It's also been quite a long time since I graduated from school and still have dreams about needing to complete homework assignments and things of that nature. So in my unprofessional opinion, I think this is fairly normal.
I doubt anything is wrong with him, and I doubt this is applicable in your instance, but UTIs can manifest symptoms in strange ways in older adults. Can make they act out really strangely.
I'm 71 and worry about dementia and I have dreamed about work related things that when I wake up I'm foggy for a few minutes.
It's nice you are concerned and working with your dad. Good luck to you both.
Sounds like he's bored. Just dreaming of better times.
I don't know anything about dementia but that just sounds like weird dreams? You've never had a dream where you're back in school and about to miss an important deadline or something? It's a pretty common experience
He's fine, the diamox stabilized his condition. He has trouble walking now because the hydrocephalus got worse before it was caught but at least it's not deteriorating
I don't believe that alone is anything too worrisome. Heck, I'm young and I've had at least two or three occurrences where I wake up from a dream and question for a moment if what I said or did during the dream was something that really happened. I think it's just part of being disoriented when you wake up. It's also been quite a long time since I graduated from school and still have dreams about needing to complete homework assignments and things of that nature. So in my unprofessional opinion, I think this is fairly normal.
my grandma has dementia right now, the early signs a few years ago were her asking or saying the same things repeatedly. at first, she'd kinda just get "stuck" on one thing, like a question or topic. so she'd be talking/conversing like her usual self, then randomly would ask/bring up the same thing over and over.
as time went on, it got worse by asking/bringing up the same thing more often each time.
that was a while ago, and now it's very bad in comparison, I sincerely hope your dad or anyone you know doesn't have to experience it in any way.
I don't believe that alone is anything too worrisome. Heck, I'm young and I've had at least two or three occurrences where I wake up from a dream and question for a moment if what I said or did during the dream was something that really happened.
nah, probably not. I have dreams like that every now and then about high school, and I'll wake up stressing about a paper or homework, but I've been out of school for over a decade lol.
I freak out every time my mother has a moment (age 70) because there's a good chance we are genetically disposed toward dementia. Said grandmother was one of eight children and four of them - including her - developed it. There's coincidence, and then there's that.
while there are actual doctors who post on CE, i do not think any of them specialize in this sort of thing.
That on its own doesn't seem too worrying, but you should definitely get to a doctor. There's heaps of symptoms that go unnoticed by us layman
My mom had recurring problems with urinary tractor infections for the last six years of her life and she had delusions very similar to that. I remember one day, she was absolutely determined that there was a boy in her room, and he jumped into the dirty clothes bin right before I came in. She 100% thought it was real.
It wasn't consistent. Very random. Also, UTIs could also cause her to absolutely rage at her doctors, so definitely watch for random mood swings.
Probably not- Ive had dreams spill over into real life
That on it's own sounds a lot more like something stress related, but you can't really be sure unless you take him to a doctor.
It doesn't sound like it much on it's own, but you might wanna keep an eye on him and take him to a doctor if it gets any worse.
My dad had dementia and it can get really rough. He died of covid before it got bad, but he did got to the point where he would lock people outside right after talking them, forget some less important stuff, and so on. It wasn't too bad, but it definitely wasn't pleasant either.
I hope you don't have to go through that with your father TC.
I'd also go one step further and get him to take a sleep study as well. A couple years ago I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea can affect your memory and leave you confused if your not getting enough sleep during the night. I would go to bed at 12, and even by 9 I only actually slept 1/2 hr, so I was constantly forgetting things, getting confused. Yes, most of the time it has to do with weight, but there are cases where skinny people just don't sleep properly, and when you don't get enough REM sleep, your mind starts to play tricks on you.
May your mom RIP. *hug* So she just had UTI's but never dementia?No dementia. My dad had it in his 40s, but not her. She did have sleep apnea and insomnia as well.
No dementia. My dad had it in his 40s, but not her. She did have sleep apnea and insomnia as well.