Johnny...mine seemed to happen over night. I used to be a really big drinker and smoker...I've completely stopped for over a year. Now it seems like my memory is getting really bad. I can't remember the simplist things, like, did I call my sister back or not. It's weird. I can't find anything with my symptoms anywhere on the internet. My doc just says it's severe acid reflux.. I think he' full of crap, personally, but, I gotta listen to what he says. None of the meds that I've been on have helped. They even tried putting me on Xanax because he said maybe it was stress and anxiety attacks. It didn't do anything but give me panic attacks. Then he put me on Ultram..which is a perscription pain killer. It said not to take it if you have stomach problems..even I could have seen that was a bad idea. Now I'm back at square one, waiting for more tests. Sometimes they actually have me thinking its all in my head. Anyway, thanx for letting me vent!!