Debilitating symptoms. Brain fog...extreme memory loss...spacey 24/7!
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The last year of my life has been a brutal one. At the age of 22, I am in the lowest of lows and I desperately need some help!
Here’s my tale:
About a year ago, a couple months after an extremely strenuous relationship, I began noticing that I was tired all the time…and all around, I wasn’t really satisfied. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed my friends, and activities…but life just wasn’t as bright and vibrant anymore after a month of noticing this ever-present fatigue, it got a bit stronger. I would wake up each morning completely zombie-mode…and that feeling would remain throughout the entirety of my day, until my head hit my pillow that evening.
Initially, I suspected some form of sleeping disorder. I set up a sleep study, got my thyroid checked, ferritin levels, all the basics. Sleep study revealed I sleep just fine and all my other blood tests came back negative.
The fatigue and the weight of the world slowly got worse over the next handful of months, UNTIL I woke up one morning and everything escalated greatly. I felt completely stoned. I couldn’t think right. I couldn’t concentrate. I felt inebriated. I felt totally disconnected and spacey. I felt as though I had no control over myself. I lost drive and motivation. I lost a lot of confidence. I always had an incredibly sharp memory. It was actually something well known about me to those in my family and friend circles. Yet, on this morning, almost all new information could not be retained. Things that happened earlier in the day, by evening, I felt they happened a day or two before. I could no longer recount the activities I took part in. This is possibly the worst of all the symptoms. The extreme short term memory. I have no context for time and I sort of feel like I’m just floating through life suffering.
For months I visited doctors getting tested by specialists. I visited a neurologist, infectious disease, I had an MRI, & I had about 20 different blood tests. NOTHING. My doctor literally said “I have no idea what this could be. I am beside myself” TOTES reassuring! I tried altering my diet entirely to organic and all natural. I continued my workouts and ran 15 miles a week. I tried sleeping even earlier. I tried all I could think of .
I have scoured the message boards and found a few people suffering from the same, but without answers.
I’m not sure if depression is the culprit, but depression sure has found its nasty venom-coated fangs into my veins. Tired, depressed, failed memory, no drive, scared…it’s no way to live. I want my life back.
PLEASE OFFER INSIGHT! I will be so grateful J
Sincerely,
Taylorsaurus Rex
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kennyatw TaylorMason
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I'm not sure if I have the right place but here goes nothing. I have peripheral neuropathy in my feet and rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative disc disease. I also have anxiety along with it. For the neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative disc disease all the doctors gave me is gabapentin which does nothing for the nerve pain relief. He also put me on carbomazepine for the anxiety but that doesn't work either. I had been on nortriptyline and that was doing nothing either so I took myself off of that and my primary care physician just gave me buspar to try. So far it hasn't kicked in. I have had lyrica, cymbalta, celexa and effexor and they made things much worse. if anyone has any ideas let me know.
Thanks
lindathepinda kennyatw
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All the stuff you got prescribed is suppressive medication. Nothing wrong with that in itself but it doesn't heal you, especially if it doesn't work at all like in your case.
What you need are supportive compounds which help to repair you body as far as possible, prevent further progression of your illnesses and fight the pain without side effects. Look into 5-HTP, vitamin B12 and folate, and start taking the oil made from the famous plant which name I can't mention in here because it will get my post deleted. Also, PEA is very effective in fighting pain associated with RA in about 70% of the cases and doesn't have any side effects.
Good luck, I hope you can find the right compounds in the well hidden corner of medicine.
kennyatw TaylorMason
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let me know when you get my last reply because they have to moderate it
ana85762 TaylorMason
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wonder if anyone felt these symptoms coming after being on antibiotics ?!my life is ruined totally
michael30415 TaylorMason
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I can say that this intense fog really stinks so my heart goes out to everyone here and my prayer for each and everyone of you is that you would heal and be done with this.
ana85762 TaylorMason
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Hi. did anyone find out what the problem was ? anything that helps ? it keeps getting worse,out of control.
michael30415 ana85762
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its different for each person. you need to investigate for yourself the underlying problem. For me it’s Lyme and seems to be for several others. I also have Candida and other immune things going on which also could be the problem. One last thing is I suffer for anxiety and stress which also can contribute. Look at these things and be an investigator of your health and try and narrow it down.
erin5880 michael30415
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I have seen so much lately about how stress can affect you brain so negatively! They say prolonged stress leads to focus issues and memory problems. I REALLY feel this is alot of my problem! I feel like its cyclical though... i worry about my brain fog, concentration and memory issues which makes my stress level higher and the symptoms get worse.
ana85762 michael30415
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do you have any memory issues ??are you taking medication for lyme ?
michael30415 ana85762
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yes all kinds of memory and focus problems I've been on many different antibiotics over the years and lots of other lyme treatments
lindathepinda michael30415
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Did any of those treatments help with the brain issues? I'm in the same boat, I had/have Lyme but am also sensitive to radiation from cell phones, Wifi, DECt phones, cell towers etc. so difficult to say what causes what.
michael30415 lindathepinda
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no some things actually made it worse. when you take all these things you get out of balance and I believe that also makes it worse. i have been avoiding alcohol, and sugar - trying to eat clean and exercise that seems to help a little
ana85762 michael30415
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😦 thank you for replying. I feel the same.
silja47416 TaylorMason
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I had this 12 years ago, to the extreme, spent a month at the hospital also. in my case, the cause was anxiety. 2 years on zoloft helped. i have also read that lamictal sometimes helps together with an atidepressant.
klars2000 TaylorMason
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Hello.
I am experiencing some really strange things with my head. I have a little insight as to what is going on, but it requires an open mind. I have never had any sort of anxiety that changes my brain chemistry and I take zero prescription drugs. I have only had one episode of brain fog in my life that may have been caused by poor diet and too much sugar. That situation could have been a vitamin deficiency. However, this situation has been described as "ascension" symptoms and sickness. If you have been to doctors and had run all the tests and are still confused you might want to research this. As it was explained to me is that this sort of thing is an adjustment or upgrade allowing your body to become a light body. So, if you have not discovered any medical reason for this try to eat more vegetables and cut sugar from your diet as this may help. Anyway, I saw that you were a young person struggling with this and I wanted to reach out to you and present to you something that is a it "out there" but a lot of us are experiencing. Good Luck.
Selvania klars2000
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I was curious and just felt like I should bring it up.
A) Yes, eating more vegetables can help.
B) That being said "ascension" is purely holistic, and you should be aware that it has no actual medical backup outside of holistic medicine and putting these symptoms as a "spiritual issue" could be dangerous. Yes, many physical things can start with the brain, but please don't brush these off as a holistic issue without proper testing by a medical professional. Many "clean eaters" suffer from malnutrition. Eating clean doesn't mean you're getting all your nutrients! Know your macros, get ENOUGH clean protein, even if its not through meat. Unless you KNOW what you are doing with things like keto please eat your carbs, and if you are doing keto and the "keto flu" persists, then look into seeing a licensed nutritionist to get help with it or advice as to whether you should stay on it.
C) A side note about veg, for people with sensitive stomachs you could also look into avoiding nightshade vegetables and the like. While they do not cause issues in most people, they can cause inflammation (as well as brain fog, fatigue, etc.) in people who already have chronic intestinal disorders. I recommend trying to limit them for a bit just to see if it helps.
D) Through my years of having brain fog I've found other reasons can be: stress (extreme over long periods), other hormone imbalance issues (caused by everything from diet to depression), lack of exercise, being in an area where you don't get enough fresh air.
E) All this being said, extreme brain fog can be signs on Lyme disease, certain types of poisoning (due to allergies or actual poison or mold), and other brain diseases so if it persists please see a professional!
I know most of us have gone to professionals only to find little wrong, so why not try these other methods. You got this!