Katie Price has revealed she had to seek professional advice after fearing she might have Alzheimer’s.
The former glamour model, 46, said her concerns first arose when she began regularly forgetting people’s names.
Katie said the stress of the situation was driving her “crazy” and admitted she was so worried she decided to seek professional advice.
The reality star even said that while she still considers herself “crazy, crazy (and) fun,” she has to come to terms with getting older.
Talking about The change with Sam BakerKatie explained: “I said to my therapist, and I’m not joking, ‘Do you think I’m developing Alzheimer’s? At what age can you develop Alzheimer’s?’
Katie Price has revealed she had to seek professional advice after fearing she might have Alzheimer’s.
The former glamour model, 46, said her concerns first arose when she began regularly forgetting people’s names.
“He said, ‘What do you mean?’ and I said, ‘Because I just forget things or the names of people I see every day.’”
“I said, ‘Don’t think I’m weird, but what’s your name? I know your name because you’re here all the time.'”
“And then when I say things, they come out differently than I think. I know it’s a little bit of ADHD because I’ve been told that, but the Alzheimer’s stuff, they say it as ADHD and it drives me crazy because I forget things.”
Alzheimer’s usually begins in the mid-70s, although in rare cases it can occur in people in their 40s or 50s.
Symptoms begin as difficulty remembering recent events or conversations, repeating questions, or difficulty remembering where you put things.
In later stages, the disease causes loss of awareness of surroundings, inability to communicate coherently, and difficulty swallowing or eating.
Katie was speaking ahead of the release of her seventh autobiography, titled This Is Me, which she describes as the most open account of her life to date.
And while she admitted she “hated” writing the book, she said she thought it was important to be in control of the “narrative” around her own life.
The reality star even said that while she still considers herself “crazy, crazy (and) fun,” she has to come to terms with getting older.
Katie explained: “I said to my therapist, and I’m not joking, ‘Do you think I’m developing Alzheimer’s? At what age can you develop Alzheimer’s?’
But speaking further about her concerns about Alzheimer’s, the Brighton-born media personality said she could also simply be experiencing symptoms of perimenopause.
She said: ‘Maybe it’s what I’m going through too, so it’s very strange. No one understands until you’re there and it drives me crazy.
“But I’m 46 years old and I ask the therapist, ‘Are you sure I’m not developing Alzheimer’s?’
‘Because I thought, yes, I forget things: even things that are so familiar.
“It’s horrible. I feel young, I don’t think I look my age, I don’t dress my age, and I’m still crazy, crazy, funny, but the reality is that I’m 46 years old, so I’m going to start going through all this…”
