Is Misplacing Items a Symptom of Parkinson’s Disease?
A question from jonathon allan: Is misplacing items a symptom of Parkinson’s Disease?
Over the last week i’ve lost my keys, misplaced my wallet, and just layed my cell phone down and walked away from it and didn’t even think about it until 6 hours later!!!
My chosen answer:
Answer by 3oh!3atthedisco
don’t think so
maybe thou
depends on your age and how frequently its been happening and since when?
but myself….
i have the same problem!
i loose everything!
its frustraiting
but i’ve lived my entire 16 years of life like this.
sometimes gives me a good laugh
What do you think? Leave you answer below!
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Memory loss is a symptom of Parkinson’s, but it’s secondary to loss of motor control. Your situation sounds like you’re distracted easily.
Well, no, parkinson’s in its initial stages does not typically affect the cognition of the mind, it is more evident in your motor/movement areas of function. Tremors, slowed motions, rigid muscles, compromised posture or balance, and loss of automatic movements (like smiling and blinking) are symptoms of parkinson’s. In the end stages is when dementia comes in to play. My grandmother died from parkinson’s and it seemed as though up until the end she remained intellectually intact – a mind imprisoned in her own crippled, non-functioning body.
Perhaps it is Alzheimer’s you are thinking of?
Despite what you may here, there are cognition losses asociated with Parkinson’s disease even in the early stages.
I hate having to write this because I know exactly what you are going through as it is something which my husband has always had but it is worse with his PD.
Unfortunately PD can also be associated with dementia or DLB, dementia with lewy bodies which result in a loss of cognition. Attention span is part of cognition.
Of course, if you are upset about other symptoms, you could be distracted but I hate to rationalize your actions as that might keep you from getting a diagnosis. Have you discussed this with your primary care doctor. Has that doctor given you a referral to a motion disorder specialist?
I don’t think you would have mentioned Parkinson’s unless there were other symptoms causing you to ask about PD rather than early onset Alzheimer’s disease…or stress/anxiety.
In the meanwhile, develop a new discipline which will work for you. One place for everything which you make yourself to ensure than all is there. Write a reminder note and place it on you monitor screen at work or the refrigerator so that you do not let 6 hours go by.
You may need to get used to notes to yourself.
There may be meds which can help, depending upon your condition.
Above all don’t neglect nutritional supplements and exercise to get those endorphins going.
Best wishes.