Brain fog

Looking back on it, I was a classic case. Chronic bladder infections, panic attacks, gastrointestinal problems, brain fog, weakness, skin rashes. I was a mass of panic and fatigue. I went to every olo-gist and specialist that there was. None of them was taking a holistic approach. I don t remember any of them ever doing any kind of occupational or environmental assessment, and it never occurred to me. I was just as puzzled as puzzled could be. I m embarrassed to say it took me fifteen years to find the cause. 

Sometimes it s really hard for me to get past my anger or brain fog or depression or fear. I think part of the depression and self doubt are a result of never feeling well. And part of the reason a lot of people with MCS feel fearful and angry, or depressed, is because this illness works on the part of the brain that controls the emotions. 

I also figured out that certain foods were contributing to my brain fog, so I avoided those and started making my breakfast from an immune support recipe I was given, with milk thistle, lecithin, flax seed and all kinds of things in it. Gradually, my total load of chemicals was reduced and I got my brain back. Then there was so much hope ... 

When she is really having a tough time and really brain-fogged from an exposure, it affects her emotionally. And one of the ways she deals with it is to withdraw. She doesn t have the energy to give to a spouse. She s taking care of herself. She just tries to hang on. That s a loss. 

On other days, the brain fog lingers all day, casting a mental pall over every activity. 

When temperatures rise in crowded industrial areas and cities and there is little wind, the result is an increase in the level of smog. You should not go outside on smoggy days, but instead stay inside as much as possible, with the windows and doors shut and the air purifiers running until it s over. Smog clears up automatically once the wind picks up or changes direction, or when it rains. Smog can cause brain fog (see entry 162), respiratory problems and other problems for MCS patients and certainly also for people who experience respiratory problems in general. 

Word retrieval problems commonly occur in people who have brain fog. If someone reminded you of a word you knew, you would recognize it. But you might not be able to pull it up on your own. 

You re-read a passage in a book several times because your mind keeps wandering. You tune out during conversations. You can t hear your son talk while your daughter pops her chewing gum. You are unable to follow the plot of a film. People with brain fog commonly... 

A key piece of the chemo/brain connection not addressed by those findings from Noble s studies, however, was the relationship of chemotherapy effects on brain cells with impairments in cognition. A second study further connected the dots between chemotherapy and brain fog. Gordon Winocur, Ph.D., a senior scientist at the Rot-man Research Institute in Ontario, Canada, and his colleagues at Trent University in Ontario, injected mice with a combination of the anti-cancer drugs methotrexate and 5-FU.3... 

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Randrup A, Munkvad I, Fog R, et al. Mania, depression and brain dopamine. In Essman WB, Valzelli L, eds. Current deveiopments in psychopharmacoiogy. New York Spectrum Publications, 1975 207-209. 

The Doctor racked his brain. For the life of him he couldn t recall where he might have met Razum Kinzhal. So did the man hail from his future or from somewhere deep in the fog that was his past Razum so obviously towered above his contemporaries, it was fully possible the Doctor had met him on some far world. In some distant time. 

Pakkenberg, H., Fog, R., 8c Nilakantan, B. (1973). The long-term effect of perphenazine enanthate on the rat brain Some metabolic and anatomical observations. Psycho-pharmacologia (Berlin), 29, 329-336. 

While we often hear and read the terms chemo brain and chemo fog, especially in the news, in reality, these terms are simply not... 

Your brain after chemo a practical guide to lifting the fog and getting back your focus / Dan Silverman and Idelle Davidson. —1st Da Capo Press ed. p. cm. 

You ll also see that there s plenty of science behind chemo brain, although some oncologists will tell you that this idea of mental fog is just a figment of the imagination. But we re here to tell you that chemo brain is real. You are not imagining it. You are not crazy You certainly are not alone. 

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