I have been blessed with good health as have my ancestors. 

 

Ok, there are a few signs of wear, that is to be expected.

 

But I have really noticed that I am slowly losing my marbles over the last few years. I have the memory and attention span of a goldfish. I have trouble expressing myself these days. 

 

The joys of aging...

Healthy body, healthy mind. I am not so sure.

 

been told Im a filthy old bugger,still banging away,as long as my marbles are still aching to g

o,that'll do fine

Unfortunately it is becoming a little obvious. 

I say something to my wife and she says " You said the exact thing word for word five minutes ago".

You are not alone with this symptoms...80% of the elderly and Dalai Lama too is affected by this, despite his capacity of deep meditation.

What you describe is more than the effects of aging, and you should get a proper medical workup.  This would include B12 levels, thyroid panel, testosterone levels and neurological work-up.

 

If you are in  or near Bangkok I recommend this doctor

https://www.bumrungrad.com/doctors/Ketchai-Suavansri

I have regular blood tests and on some regular medication. It is becoming noticable.

Not in Thailand at present but have a good GP. I assumed it is normal.

Edit. Names in particular. OK we all forget names. But people we see every day and family?

Embarrassing.

This is NOT normal.

 

Insist that your GP refer you to a neurologist.

 

What medications are you on BTW? Some -- especially statins -- can have this effect.

14 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

This is NOT normal.

 

Insist that your GP refer you to a neurologist.

 

What medications are you on BTW? Some -- especially statins -- can have this effect.

Thanks Sheryl. Prefer not to discuss medications on an open forum but basically, recently and currently low dosage of an antiinflammatory for a genetic thingy and some mild sedatives a time ago. Never been into recreational drugs.

I will Google statins.

Edit. I can't make head or tail of Google, but it seems statins are for cholesterol. No, not me.

I took beta-blockers for a while but got off them after lifestyle changes.

7 hours ago, sipi said:

I have regular blood tests and on some regular medication. It is becoming noticable.

Not in Thailand at present but have a good GP. I assumed it is normal.

Edit. Names in particular. OK we all forget names. But people we see every day and family?

Embarrassing.

It has happened to me too a couple of years ago, but in my case stress has been the cause. 

Normal is wandering upstairs for something, coming back down with something completely different.  Or forgetting where you put your keys, etc. This happens when we are preoccupied, eg, I do it when I am dreaming up ideas.

 

But the kind of repetition you are talking about is possibly something a bit different.