Memory is the ability to remember different things from the storage of information in the brain. Memory problems are becoming more and more common, and can be due to aging or various pathologies.
Presentation of the pathology
Decreased memory faculties is a disorder that mainly affects the brain. Several factors can be the cause, including age, knowing that more than 70% of the population who has reached the age of 70 is affected by memory loss. These pathological disorders can also be caused by chronic alcoholism, epilepsy or loss of consciousness. Finally, it is important to know that the use of certain medications such as tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines or neuroleptics can also cause memory problems.
Symptoms
Memory problems can be considered benign when the affected person forgets, for example, small details such as keys, an appointment or is unable to find the right word during a discussion. In chronic alcoholics, amnesia may be anterograde. The symptoms of this disorder are the forgetting of recent facts as opposed to old memories which are preserved. Otherwise, memory problems may correspond to retrograde amnesia. where previous memories are forgotten. Finally, lacunar amnesia is a memory loss that occurs in people who have had epileptic seizures or who have suffered from loss of consciousness.
To
improve memory faculties, homeopaths use natural products based on mineral substances such as phosphoric acid, zinc or potassium. In people with memory problems and the elderly, Phosphoricum acidum 9 CH should be administered in 3 granules morning, noon and evening. If the subject wishing to improve his or her memory faculties has a slow assimilation of information or has disturbances of consciousness accompanied by tremors of the lower limbs, it will be advisable to opt for Zincum metallicum 7 CH or 9 CH, at a rate of 3 granules 2 times a day. To improve the memory of people who have difficulty remembering places or street names, it is best to take 3 granules of Baryta Carbonica 3 times a day. Mental fatigue can also lead to a loss of memory and, in this case, it is advisable to use Kalium Phosphoricum 7 CH, opting for a daily dose of 6 granules divided into 2 doses.
When to see a doctor?
Medical consultation is essential when the disorders are profound and may be the beginning of Alzheimer's disease. The signs of these disorders are numerous, such as not remembering the first names of your loved ones, asking the same question several times or forgetting what has just been said after two minutes.
