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I haven’t been diagnosed with Dementia but i have symptoms of it. I regularly have cognitive issues, difficulty completing familiar tasks, recalling information about what was discussed a few hours back, trouble with speaking amongst other things. My friends and family have commented about my tr...

After nearly 3 years of searching for answers to my wife's rapid cognitive decline, multiple tests and MRIs and second opinions it is clear she has a the syndrome of Dementia. Our local neurologist as well as the team at UCLA agree that the cause is MS. Images show significant brain atrophy. I ...

I’m in mourning for my brain this week as I’ve had to make the decision to go for medical retirement after 11 years of continuing to work with MS chewing away at my cognitive function. Recently been retested at neuropsychological service and the decline was shockingly apparent. Even having the OT co...

Lot of brain fog over the last few days but I'm on my knees just about looking after my dad looking like lewys dementia. Just stress or relapse? What would you do enough more fog to notice!

I have been suffering for a while now with various symptoms, mostly which have come and gone. Currently I keep getting optical migraines- not painful just a multiple zigzagging circle of colours, pain and weakness in my legs and knees, feeling lime theyre going to buckle. Headaches shooting from my ...

As a person who lives with a chronic and incurable disease (multiple sclerosis) and deals with all the psychological effects this situation brings into my life and my caregiver’s life, I have long been aware of the strain caregivers are under. I suspect that CBT would be a useful tool to teach care...

For five years things have been so crazy. I went to a n e with right sided pain and back pain never got anywhere and went from being super fit to obese and low. My symptoms started as right sided pain, back pain, dissociation/foggy head, tingling and right leg numbness. In the last year- its bowel a...

Hi there good people, Finally plucked up the courage to join this community and connect with fellow MSers who "get it". I don't know anyone living with this disease and often feel quite alone. I work full-time (mostly at home since the pandemic) but have little energy left over to arrange much o...

Yes, it's possible to have MS and dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease. Changes to the brain can be caused by both MS and Alzheimer's disease. People with relapsing-remitting MS, primary progressive MS, secondary progressive MS, and even very mild MS can go on to develop Alzheimer's disease too. Al...

Felt like posting again, it's nearly midnight and I'm always far too awake at night. It has good and bad points. Anyway! Do you know anyone else who had/has MS? My mum had a very aggressive strain of it more than 30 years ago. She was diagnosed in her mid 30's and passed away when she was only 41....