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Posted on Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Question: Hello Dr.
I suffer every now and then to forget the names and frequency When I meet one I say to myself that the named person, but I hesitate which already named the same name.
Sometimes I do not remember and I remember just minutes.
You analyzes blood and mostly good I do not know that myself, or is organic.
Is there a solution to my problem please help.
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Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I would like you to answer a few questions.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Wellcome to health care magic.

I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad i have read your question in detail, i found it defficient in some areas which i would like to ask you about, this will let me help you in a better way.

Here are a few questions i would like you to answer.

1-What is your age?


2- How often does this happen?

3- Is this with names of you are haiving general forgetfulness?

4- Do you have any other medical issues as well? like Diabetes..hyper tension heart issues or any thing?

5- Whose names do you forget? the people you meet rarely or even the close ones as well?

6- Any meds you are using?

7- Any sleep disturbances or anxiety depression?

8- Which doctors have you visited yet for this issue ?

9- Any family history of forgetfulness?

10- How are your other brain functions like understanding, calculations, creativit, decision making etc?

I am looking forward for your input.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (1 hour later)
Hi Dr, this is the answers of your questions:
1-I am 42 male.
2-this is happened from time to time(sometimes weekly and sometimes monthly).
3-yes only forgetting on names.
4-I am suffering from high blood pressure and its under control (talking medcine analapril 10mg regularly under observation on hospital) and measurements as an avarge 130/84.
I did ECG and Eacho for hart and every thing o.k and I don't have sugar.
5.forgeting only rarley
.6i am using analapril and lescol 80 for Cholestrol as regular medcine.
7.yes I am stressed and under anxity.
8.i vist GP,internal,ENT,hart,skin,blood nerves,neurologist,and psychiatrist.
9.no body from my family has forgetness.
Any advice
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Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (57 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Your issue doesn't seem to be organic.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

thanks for writing back,

so promptly and in detail, your answers were really of great help for me.

Here You will Talk about possible reason of why this all is happening, in an order of

(1)most common and likely to (2)uncommon and unlikely.


My opinion:

In my opinion this issue is nothing to be worried about and it DOES NOT look like a disease and it DOES NOT seem organic brain issue.

Possible causes:

1)This is normal with some people:

It is a normal finding in some people that all their brain functions and memory functions are normal except one or two, for example some are very good at literature but they can not learn science formulae, some are bas at numbers but good at words , some are bad at remembering names and good at remembering drugs.

Like myself, when in visited my childhood school once, after 6-7 years i met many people who called me by my name and i didn't know their names but knew their faces and i was asking myself if his name is this or some other name.

Some celebrities are known to have this issue too like if you know talk show host XXXXXXX XXXXXXX he has this name remembering problem , he even sometimes forgets names of his crew who he meets on daily basis , but that same XXXXXXX XXXXXXX is great at learning his script ,dialogues and every thing.

This in medicine is just seen as a natural ability some people are good at running some are good at writing some good at scripts learning some are good at names some aren't .




Can anything be done for it?


Yes your psychiatrist can suggest certain memory tricks which can help you keep names in mind they really help. Like when we try to learn drugs and diseases in medicine we use memory aids and tricks like mnemonics or relating things to events and other things so that they get easy to recall.



Same way your psychiatrist can help you out with remembrance of names as well ,,you can find many tricks on internet sites too.


Forgetting a few names of persons you don't meet very often is usually normal ... every body does it so don't worry if it happens after weeks and months. But yes keep in mind if frequency of such events increases with time then you might want to get more work-up done.




2) Anxiety and stress:



Sometimes when you are in anxiety or stress you wont keep a name in mind so when people meet you in anxious state your brain wont store their names, and

sometimes when you meet some one and you are anxious that you would forget or have forgotten his name, or the name you are able to recall is not the right name , your brain is taken over by anxiety which clouds the memory and recall function big time. This you can also talk about with your psychiatrist.



3) Organic change in brain :

This seems to be very remote possibility because:


1)Organic cause usually isn't just limited to names.

2) It has a spectrum of symptoms with it.

3) It usually occurs in old age .

4) There is usually family history.

5) There is usually stroke history or a bad co morbid medical condition on going.

6) It gradually starts and keep getting worsened.


How can organic cause be confirmed:

Step 1: Neurologist check-up and history examination and clinical tests.

Step 2: Electro chemical studies of brain functions ( neurotransmitter levels, EEG (Electroencephalography ).

IF these come positive then:


Step 3: CT scan ,MRI, or brain activity profile can be done.

You can talk about you attending neurologist about these options but only if your psychiatrist thinks that there can be an organic brain disease. Or if your symptoms are worsening with time. Other wise you wont have to go beyond EEG.

SUGGESTIONS:

1) Don't panic and don't be anxious, just keep calm and look into things, first think can it be natural? if person whose name you forgot was never close enough to you, or you haven't been in contact for a while , or you just met once or twice in life and didn't contact much after that then this is most likely normal forgetting, not a pathological things.



2) Try to learn some names learning tricks though they aren't needed if this things isn't haunting your much or this happens after weeks or months.




3) Don;t get anxious you can always call other person as sir, ma'm , hey, hi, hello, son, uncle etc if you can't remember name this will be much convenient instead of calling other with a wring name.

Even if you tell them that you can't recall the name or you can say i am mixing up your name or face with some one else's can you please help me out, a decent person would never mind this.



4) Talk to your psych about the issue and ask if there is a way to keep names in mind or if your anxiety can be a cause.



5) Last step is follow up with a neurologist, only neurological testing can tell if it's an organic disease of not.



In my opinion it's just normal you shouldn't be much anxious and bothered just devise your own ways to keep names in mind and things will get better with time :)



Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help if not then don't forget to close the discussion and rate it.
Wishing you good health !!







Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (59 minutes later)
Thanks Dr
I was forgetting to answer question 10, I don't have any problem with other issue such as math calculations.
I visit neurologist professors( 2 consultant professor ) and they checked me and say to me no more test required or investigations every thing ok and finally I vist physical Dr and he said to me that I have an anxity disorder and advice me from 6 months ago to take estplram I thing the name of medcine for 6 months but I didn't take it.
Dr I an all the time tired but my brain doesn't stop from thinking badly I have a panic from fly,talking electronic satires ,death and now feeling there is a sikness not discovered .
I am a successful engineer working as a department manger but un happy and not enjoying my life !!!!! Likes setting alone, what's happend I don't know .
These are septum i have
1-coldness on my parties.
2-anxies stomach (qaoloan)
3-swetining parties.
4-mode not stable (early morning happy and then within hours sad).
5.all the time wants to escape to my room alone.
If I try to go to markets or traveling to any where thinking back as soon as possible.
Is these because anxity or depression?
Can you please Dr find me a sloution, I am so tired .please find me a sloution Dr .
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Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (15 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Your issues are simple, common and easily treatable.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing back ,

your input is so helping and detailed.

Now i will try to summarize my opinions and suggestions to you in best helpful way.

1) Your history and opinions of doctors neurologists tell me that you DO NOT HAVE ANY ORGANIC ISSUES.So first of all take that thing out of your mind.

2) Your history and description tells me that you are most probably having anxiety and depression.


SUGGESTIONS:

You should visit a good psychiatrist in your area and consult him, and follow his instructions he might want to have multiple sessions with you , and probably will like to start a medicine , please take that medicine and consult sessions with psychiatrist this will help you.

Don't start any med on advise of a GP (in my opinion you should talk to a psychiatrist and start meds according to his recommendations).

Your tiredness , anxiety depressed moodes are clear sign of depression and anxiety , i want to tell you that these things are very easily treatable if you talk to a good psychiatrist and have multiple sessions with him .

These things aren't treated with just one visit to a psychiatrist these will need multiple visits and may be meds, but i want to assure you that these issues are very much treatable you are young, successful, educated and you realize your issues yourself so it will not take much long for you to come out of these problems, all you need is a good psychiatrist and you have to follows his instructions with all dedication.

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help if not then don't forget to close the discussion and rate it.
Wishing you good health !!


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (5 hours later)
Thanks Dr, and sorry for asking so many questions.
My last question, is these syptms related to anxity and depression also:
1-tiredness and feeling sleepiness even if I sleep an avarge (7-8hours).
2-dryness on skin and shrinking.
3.sensitivity from lighting and tiredness on my eyes.
4.consitipation in stomach(qaoloan).
5.pain and prickle on my hand fingers and pain on my body.
Advice me please
Note that I have luck of vitamin D
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Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You will have to answer a few more queries.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing back,

no you don't have to feel sorry for asking more questions,

i definitelt can give you reasons of you issues as i have given previously but as now you have questions about different issues so i will need further answers from you.

1) Do you eat enough vegetables and fruits? or just meat and junk you like?

2) Do you smoke or drink?

3) When i askes do you have any medical issues you didnt mention vitamin D issue ...kindly mention any..any issues you have had..

4).. Do you drink or smoke?

5) can you tell ur vit D levels? what did you do to correct it?

6) Do you get stomach acidity issues often?

MY OPINIONS ACCORDING to data i have:

Here i wanna say tirednes is a sign of both depression and also vitamin D defficiency..

stomach and gut issues can be from ur family and your diet lacking in fiber ...people who eat junk an more meat suffer it..

Back pain can be due to depression plus the vitamine D deficiency.

Tingling can be vitamin D..

It you are satisfied with answers you can close and rate the discussion otherwise answer my questions and we csn continue this healthy and educating discussing we are having.


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (3 days later)
Hi Dr here is the answers for your questions
1-I eat every day vegetables and fruit.
2- I was a smoker for 20 years and I stopped since 9 years a go.
3- I never drink on my life.
4- yeas I have acidity on my stomach.
5- vitamins D level was 6.7 and then I tooked dropped 50,000 each week for 2 months and the level rises to 79 and after one year it backs to 30.
Note:
I was under a pressure on my jop for more than 5 years and that cause me un happy and escape from life and not getting releaf .
I remmber also for 2 times that my feeling says where I am (like some body lost his location for several seconds ) and that time I was tired because I start my duty early morning until mid night.
My concerned now on forgetting names and difficulty on concentration.
At the end Dr I vist pysclosit Dr and he adviced me to take medcine because he said that I have an anxiety disorder and depression (estplram)
This my hole story, any advice any medcine I can take .
I want to finish my issue Dr with your help.
If I am your paritent what you will advice me Dr.
I am waiting for your advice
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Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (10 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Don't worry your issues have simple causes and treatments.

Detailed Answer:

You wrote back after quite some days, i hope you are doing fine,

I have read your history and records yet again ,to come up with a more comprehensive answer,

I also have to answer a few of your concerns, so here i will come up with answers in light of input you privided me with.

1-tiredness and feeling sleepiness even if I sleep an average (7-8hours).

> It's a sign of depression and anxiety together.


2-dryness on skin and shrinking.

This might not be related to anything just use emollients like petroleum gel and drink much water.

3.sensitivity from lighting and tiredness on my eyes.

Light sensitivity may be an eye issue ...get your eye site checked,,tiredness can also be sign of depression.

4. Constipation in stomach(qaoloan).

If your family has constipation issues it may be that reason don't be worried about that you can use syrup Lactulose and fibre diet with water to get rid of this.


5.pain and prickle on my hand fingers and pain on my body.

This is due to low vitamin D and calcium ... please get you vitamin D levels corrected... you can get injections and you can also take oral vitamin D and calcium supplements but as calcium and vitamin D gets better you body aches will improve they will also improve as hour stress and depression goes..


WHAT CAN YOU DO?

1) Don't worry you issues are very simple and can be treated very easily.

2) You should start vitamin D and calcium supplementation ...talk with your doctor about this ..if i were your doctor i would start you with injection Indrop-D and as your vitamin D levels would get better i would have switched you to oral supplements of vitamin D and calcium..

3) Escitalopram is a very good medicine if your doctor is suggesting you that, you can take this med, this is expected to relieve most of your symptoms like tiredness hopelessness,,,anxiety,,, low moods etc...

Here i would also like to mention that escitalopram takes some tome to start it's action it may take a month to make your mood better and make you feel better so don't worry if you feel it's not working keep using it according to your doctor's prescription and keep following up with your doctor.

Your issues are not very serious they can easily be dealt with, just need good meds, regular meds and doctor follow up and patience :)

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help if not then don't forget to close the discussion and rate it.
Wishing you good health !!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (54 minutes later)
Thanks Dr
Regarding my eye issue I was consulting eye consultant and she advice me to check romatead (sjorgrens diseases) because of drynes, I told her that I did a romated blood test ANA, ant la, anti to,anti......
All are negative .
Any how thanks Dr for your help, the most important thing that I want now my memory to be better .
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Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ahmad (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
you memory will get better.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing back,

Have you ever observed when some one is stressed , anxious or depressed its very hard for him to memorize things... you must have seen it with youself during your education time when you were stressed it would have been very tough for you to learn your course.



So same way in your case..as you are anxious and depressed... you have fears.. your brain stays disturbed... this is affecting your memory ...I suggest you to meet a good psychiatrist and start consult sessions and regular meds.. your doctor advised esitalopram its also a very good med you can use it...

with time your brain will come out of tensions and then get relax...with relaxed brain your memory will automatically improved :)

stay blessed and you can talk to me any time at my profile if you ever feel like talking directly to me


Stay blessed. Wish you health :)

Dr.Muhammad Ahmad

Resident M.D
Note: For further guidance on mental health, Click here.

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Suggest Remedy For Memory Problem When Under Stress

Brief Answer: I would like you to answer a few questions. Detailed Answer: Hi, Wellcome to health care magic. I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad i have read your question in detail, i found it defficient in some areas which i would like to ask you about, this will let me help you in a better way. Here are a few questions i would like you to answer. 1-What is your age? 2- How often does this happen? 3- Is this with names of you are haiving general forgetfulness? 4- Do you have any other medical issues as well? like Diabetes..hyper tension heart issues or any thing? 5- Whose names do you forget? the people you meet rarely or even the close ones as well? 6- Any meds you are using? 7- Any sleep disturbances or anxiety depression? 8- Which doctors have you visited yet for this issue ? 9- Any family history of forgetfulness? 10- How are your other brain functions like understanding, calculations, creativit, decision making etc? I am looking forward for your input.