A while back I rcv'd an MRI of my head, and afterwards the brain fog returned big time. Has that happened to anyone else? Could the MRI have "stirred up" the spirochetes in my brain? Am I crazy? I am being treated for Lyme with abx by a private Dr., but I thought this would be another reason to validate my treatment with the military medical community. Thanks...
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Kinda doubt it. Lyme symptoms come and go intermittently, no telling why.
Posted by duramater (Member # 6480) on :
No, an MRI would not exacerbate any infection.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
I had an MRI of the brain more than year ago, and right away my constant headaches STOPPED. Well, for about two months, and then started coming back. However, I still had the brainfog. Sigh....
Carol
Posted by pq (Member # 6886) on :
if a contrast dye was used, perhaps the dye induced some symptoms.
Theoretically, i'd say that the MRI could contibute since a magnetic field is being impart to the brain. the magnetic field is imparting a certain amount of energetic change, and a postional change to certain kinds of atoms of which your composed. this might impart the energeitc an positional change throughout the brain manifesting as who knows how?
Posted by Michelle M (Member # 7200) on :
What were the results of your MRI? Could they be helpful to substantiate your records? Have you been tested by a good lab? (I know the armed forces will not use IGeneX but perhaps you could pay for it privately.)
Show them the CDC's own guidelines where Lyme is a clinical diagnosis. NOT based on results of stupid tests.
Michelle
Posted by bobdavis (Member # 510) on :
Look for a post a while back where 26 out or 30 severely depressed patients were either cured or improved dramatically after a MRI.
They eventually developed a device called RTMS (Rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) to treat depression.
Powerfull magnetic fields can kill parasites, and may hinder bacteria. I have used the Doug Coil device (Powerfull amplifier and degaussing coil)as well as a "thumper" (Camera Strobe and smaller coil) to treat Lyme disease. My migranes quit instantly and arthritis can go away for a week or more at a time.
Posted by Sue vG (Member # 3143) on :
I had an MRI of the brain and an MRA of the neck about a year before I got a correct diagnosis for what was wrong with me, and I didn't notice any exacerbation of symptoms.
Regarding the dye, I got a red, raised rash all over my chest with the first MRI, which I attributed to the contrast. It puzzled everyone at the MRI facility.
A month or so later when I had the MRA of the neck, no contrast was used and I STILL got that rash.
So it would appear that the electromagnetism stirred up something that was in me and not in the average MRI patient. I do have MD-diagnosed heavy metal issues.
Posted by johnnyb (Member # 7645) on :
Can't rule anything out, of course, but from my own personal experience, an MRI should not affect symptoms one way or the other, especially if no contrast was used.
Trying to remember here.... I think the MRI contrast is iron-based, so if you had a problem with iron, you could react to it. MRI contrast is supposedly much less of a problem for most than regular CT contrast, which might have a problem with if you are allergic to shellfish.
- JB
Posted by Jaymz (Member # 7197) on :
Thanks for the responses.
I did have the MRI with contrast, so maybe it was the solution they put in the IV. However, I clearly noticed a thick brain fog set it and last for several hours after the MRI. It did something to me, now whether or not it aggravated my Lyme symptoms I don't know. What I do know is that it didn't make me feel better, it seemed as though I got worse for the time being (this was prior to abx treatment). However, as I am coming to learn w/ Lyme, feeling worse and getting better can sometimes be one in the same, so maybe it was in fact having a positive effect. Who knows...
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