Serious language deficencies...azlhemiers?!?!?

[needadviceasap]

Okay, I realize you don't reply to many of these, but I am very scared and I need some advice. I am a 21, almost 22 yr old, male caucasian and as far as I know, I don't have any family history of alzhemiers. I have also always been extremely intelligent both in life and school with no language problems, even being able to do public debate well. However, recently I have been having serious neurological problems when it comes to language. Now this has been going on for 8 months or more now, a time where I will try to speech compltely coherent to others, but I forget words that I know I know in the middle of speech, causing me to speech jiberish sentences and to stumble/struggle through normal interaction. I also have times where I cannot remember the name of a actor/friend/person, and have an awful time trying to recall their name, even though I see their face in my head. When I am speaking, I also have issues with mistaking one word for another unusually often (many times each day) while I speak and its so frustrating and embarrasing. For example, today I said the word, "water pile" instead of "water puddle. This problem is beginning to be a detrimnet to my life more and more as months have gone on, which is especially difficult because I go to a top university...but I am graduating in May. I am fearful of the possible progression of these problems, and I was wonderig-hoping that there is an explanation for these serious language problems, neurologically, that isn't alzhemiers. Thank you, and PLEASE respond to me if you can...I'm pretty scared.

[sparksRflyin]

Too bad no one has answered yet! Hope someone does soon -- but in the meantime, I am sure you have not been eating right. I am not one of those "natural healthfood crackpots", just listen to me: You are MISSING some important vitamins and/or amino acids, or you have some enzyme deficiency. Get to a doctor and have him run a whole bunch of tests on you. If you can't or don't want to, for some reason, then at least do this: Go to your local grocery store and buy a few 12-packs of ENSURE. (No, it's NOT an "old people's drink", even though they do use it sometimes in nursing homes for those elders who have no appetites). 3 cans is a whole day's supply of everything, but I would suggest you drink 2 cans a day, plus eat whatever you've been eating. Then in a couple of weeks (sooner, I bet), you will notice a BIG change, both in memory and in energy. I drink this for a few days before exams, and I notice a huge difference. One caution: don't buy the "extra protein" one, because if you use it for too long, it puts too great a strain on your body. Just buy the regular kind, and notice it's in quite a few flavours. Some are yucky, so stick to chocolate. First can might taste a bit weird, but the taste grows on you. Good luck! Let us know how you do!