Head feels "weird" or "funny"

my mom frequently says her head is “running fast”. She says she is not dizzy or feeling sick. I’ve noticed she gets very quiet during those periods and seems to require more guidance. They don’t last long and I tend to think she is just trying hard to concentrate on what’s going on around her. She also has periods where she kinda blanks out but those also don’t last long. She is in good physically and now in assisted living. She still does a lot of her ADLs needs help with medication and food. Her doctors doesn’t seem to be concerned. Don’t know if this helps , just thought I would share.

It sounds familiar. My dad talked about this a great deal in the middle stages. His doctor interpreted the complaint as vertigo but I'm not so sure. Whatever he was experiencing was difficult to articulate— sometimes it was more like wind or a storm in his head while other times he felt parts were missing for a time before reinstalling while he slept.

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My LO would gently tap her head, and say "Its not working right." I think its a consciousness of not being able to remember and reason.

My DH will say "I feel foggy." I can usually tell because his eyes are quite as sparkly. He's also said to me "you wouldn't want to be in here (while pointing to his head) its a mess." Heartbreaking.

How each of our LO verbalizes how they feel is interesting to me. I figure as long as DH is telling me when he knows he's "foggy" we still have the communication that is so important.

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