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Posted 10/4/2014 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All,

Does anyone else feel that Brain Fog is much too cute a name for a very debilitating condition? I have found it to be right up there with intense pain and fatigue as a handicap.

I can no longer work. At times it has meant that I can't read a book, can't follow a plot of a film or TV programme. I find it difficult to socialise because I can completely loose the context of a conversation at any time.

I would give it a much stronger name, something like Brain Leech. What do you think? Neenaa
Posted 10/4/2014 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
I would imagine that since we all have varying degrees of each symptom...that we. Also have varying degress of fog.

I will say that when my vitamin d was low...this symptom was soooo much worse and now that my numbers are up on the d , this is much better.
Posted 10/4/2014 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
Well I'm older now and my friends are getting ditsy too. So I don't feel like a complete idiot for forgetting the rest of the sentence I started because they fill in the blanks for me. And they laugh about it because they do that too.

I like the name Brain Leech. My doctor says lots of symptoms people think are fibro related really aren't. But brain fog… definitely a fibro symptom.

Barb
Posted 10/4/2014 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
Neena, I'm taking folic acid and that is supposed to help with memory. They are starting to use this with Alzheimer's disease. I've been taking it for years and I don't think my fog is as bad as a lot on this forum. Yes, I still get it but it comes and goes. There are times I can't remember how to balance my checkbook but I just put it aside for a day and the next day I can balance it in minutes!

Also, don't stress over it. Really! That just adds to the fog and causes more stress which causes more pain and fog. Try laughing off your mistakes. Here is a link that lets you know you definitely are not alone with this.

http://webspace.webring.com/people/fc/cfsdays/follies.htm

Keep reading, too. I love to read and most days I can with ease. Speaking of reading, there is a great book called The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas. I read it about 30+ years ago but it's still being sold on Amazon and it's not expensive either. I am still using techniques I read in that book to help me remember things! So you might think about getting that book, too.

I do hope you relax about this and start getting better with your memory. It's really frustrating when you know what you want to say but it's on the tip of your tongue. I hate people finishing sentences for me and I also am tired of trying to start my car with the key to my freezer. LOL

Have a good evening.

Sherrine
Posted 10/5/2014 5:04 AM (GMT 0)
I just call it my swiss cheese mind. There are random holes of varies sizes in my mind.
Posted 10/5/2014 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
Definitely not a strong enough name, when it's in full effect I couldn't remember what to call it. On the other hand, when the pain was at the worst, I would prefer the brain fog, because while it's debilitating at least I'm not present enough to focus on the pain or to worry about what else I "should" be doing. I call them my "watching paint dry" days because that's all I have the focus to do.
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