Brain Fog Treatment

Posted: Brain Fog

My mom has been having some issues for the past 3 months and I finally dragged her to the doctors with me this past thursday. Since about Christmas she has been extremely tired, had extreme brain fog and has had no ititiative to do her daily activities.

She recently went to Florida and when she came home she was diagnosed with either a chest infection or ammonia. She is now on an antibiotic for that.

She is getting blood tests done this week but I am extremely nervous that it is something more serious.

Her main syptoms are

brain fog
confusion (hard time forming specific words)
forgetting what she was talking about
no drive to do anything
constipation
hard time breating (cannot get enough oxygen)
ringing in her ears
more headaches
Puffy eyes
A grainy voice
Muscle stiffness
and extreme fatigue

And she is such an outgoing person normally.

Do any of you have any ideas whether or not it could have to do with her thyroid….I am so scared for her….mainly scared of cancers….Anything to help…Thanks

See your health care provider as soon as possible. Hypothyroidism is underactivity of the thyroid gland that leads to inadequate production of thyroid hormone and a slowing of vital body functions.
Thirty or so years ago, thyroid hormone was the fashionable treatment for unexplained lethargy. Many people were unnecessarily "pepped up" with thyroid-hormone pills for years, often without a proper diagnosis of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland). Today we know that hypothyroidusm is not a common cause of chronic fatigue alone. There are usually other symptoms of hypothyroidism, including coarse scalp hair, intolerance to cold temperatures, constipation, dry skin, hoarseness, muscle cramps, and weight gain.
I hope this helps you. And good luck.

Posted: Brain Fog

I am always always tired, exhausted even
I dont think i sleep very well anymore, i never feel rested and often wake feeling worse
I also get a lot of random joint pain, chest pain and headaches (lots and lots of headaches - these tend to move around my head and vary in pain levels)
Sore throats
general feeling of run downess
mouth ulcers
forgetfulness and ‘brain fog’
nausea
poor temperature control or loss of thermostatic stability,
IBS
increased Urinary frequency

i took the symptoms from wikipedia that fit with how i am feeling. i am so tired! its so hard to function
thank you for that increadibly sensitive response to a genuine question

All i can add is going to see your G.P…even ‘old faithful’ the medical book can’t assess what’s wrong..other than stress…

Posted: Brain Fog

Ok, I am positive person so i know there is an answer and cause as well as a solution I just kinda want to know if there are people out there going threw the same thing, I was diagnosed with major depression back in december and a panic disorder. I have been on lexapro, lamitcal, now on cymbalta i have also taken xanax and ativan. My whole life now seems like a blur like it never really happened. I find myself sitting not thinking but trying to see like I am in this brain fog. I have no emotions or feelings. Whenever i work or talk to someone it always seems fake. So really I can hardly see with my head. I had a situation where a coworker was playing around and was coming towards me and played around like he was going to hit me. I saw it but I didn’t react like my brain didn’t see or something. I have trouble reading and comprehending what i read i have read it over and over. some physical things are muscle twitches , low blood sugar, headaches, cold pretty much all the time or i get rush of heat waves threw my body. Sleep is terrible i wake up several times a night. Last night twitching muscles kept me from falling asleep for a while. I know that i have depression I am just curious what the other stuff may be anyone else have these problems? Thank you
oh i should say that , I stopped taking lexapro for four days and nothing happend the brain fog diddnt go anywhere, also I have had problems with my blood sugar before all this started so all this was before i got depressed thanks:)

You need to stop taking medication. the withdrawals are insane, some are harder to go off of than herion. Some even have to detox in hospitals. Medication really does not help. I tried to commit suicide on lexapro and i’ve never been suicidal in my life.. you seem to have the same side-effects as I was. I ended up in the hospital swallowing a bottle of sleeping pills. Lexapro is the devil! Please stop your medication(s) and get a second opinion.

Posted: Brain Fog

I get up everyday and feel ill, brain fog, tiredness, drowziness, headaches, no energy heavy head feeling…. Iv been to the doctors several times but nothing seems to be wrong, I feel physically and mentally ill or wrong so I get worried even more about my health… thanks for your help

I am going through the same thing, they are thinking I have chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia…. but i have all the same symptoms as you but may be linked to PTSD.