Guest guest Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 I am really confused and would really appreciate the perspective of others who are familiar with LBD. My mom received a dx years ago. I didn't find out about it until 1 year ago. My mom has complained off and on literally forever about memory issues. Probably for at least the last 5 or six years she's been really complaining about it. I do see some deficits, and they are clearly more prominent when she is stressed but all in all, nothing significant that I can see. She has always tended to be " dramatic " and have a " whoa is me " attitude, so I have to figure that into what is real. Lately, she seems better than ever to me and is handling a stressful move beautifully--though she still says she feels off. She has recently gotten off gluten (after testing to be sensitive) and I am wondering whether that is responsible for what seems to me to be an improvement. The neurologist she sees where she lives gave her the dx. I took her to a neuro where I live (and she is moving) and he didn't think it was LBD. So, here's my question. If she has LBD would we see some decline over a period of 3-6 years. As far as it seems to me, she doesn't seem to be getting any worse...which is great news. From what I have understood about LBD, I would expect to see a decline over that time. Am I right? Any opinions about whether you suspect it is LBD based on what I have shared? BTW, she is not on any meds. She is anti-med. She does take lots of supplements though. Thanks for your thoughts. I will need to " deal " with this more now that she will be living close to me and I am trying to figure out how to best help her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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