I don't feel any worse and almost feel like I am getting better, except when it comes to my typing/writing.
I am seeing no improvement in this area.
Is there any supplement, vitamin I should be taking to help with this.
I send out many emails at work and have to reread everything several times to ensure it's correct.
I keep a daily pain journal and am constantly mixing up words (I just wrote works instead of works)-for example today I went to write face rash and wrote fash race.
This is the part of this disease that scares me the most.
Posted by NMN (Member # 11007) on :
You lucky ducker if thats the worst of your problems. Maybe try Ginko and Vincamine to increase O2 to the old noggin.
Otherwise just use spellcheck!! and be thankful you can still work.
Posted by momintexas (Member # 23391) on :
I do this all the time too.
I found myself doing it before Lyme as well though. Are you rushed or stressed out?
When I'm feeling flustered or staring at something shiny outside the window, or doing too many things at once, I do it more often. Posted by one4islands (Member # 28187) on :
NMN-I do consider myself very fortunate that my symptoms which I've had for over 7 years aren't debilitating.
Mom in Texas-I have a type "A" personality, always on the go, work two jobs-done this for most of my adult life.
I have always done well under pressure better than when things are slow and calm which makes me sluggish and tired.
I did not notice this symptom until about two years ago and I blamed it on perimenoupausal hormonal changes.
This is one of the symptoms that made me visit a neurologist a year prior to my lyme diagnosis.
I thought I had a brain tumor or some sort of neurological damage.
Last night when I went to cook quinoa, I said out loud "left rear burner high".
I put the pot on the rear burner, but turned on the front (wrong) burner that had a dinner plate sitting on it.
My husband said "wrong burner".
I think he takes this Lyme seriously when he sees me do stuff like that.
My mind just mixes thoughts/actions/words up constantly.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Patience, sweetie. This is very common for lyme patients and it just takes time to resolve.
. . . Verbal and written forms of expression have a typical Lyme flavor. . . .
. . . Ubiquitous among the myriad cognitive flaws are the frequent errors of word selection or pronunciation and the consistent word and number reversals.
Concentration on a task can be problematic because attention span is abbreviated. As increasing amounts of information have to be processed, the Lyme patient becomes proportionally lost, disoriented, frustrated, fatigued and finally must desist from further intellectual activity. . . .
. . . Along with the "brain fog", these colloquialisms connote LD until proven otherwise.
Eventually the majority, but not all, complain of one or more of "foggy brain", forgetfulness, anxiety, mood swings, loss of initiative, depression, impairment of concentration, inattention, easy confusion or disorientation when attempting intellectual tasks. . . .
. . . Short term memory impairment causes patients to forget what they were going to say, why they entered a room, where objects were placed, the previous sentence or plot content, calendar dates, their schedules, names and faces of familiar people, even family members.
Cognitive neglect caused one patient to wander around the room looking for the pencil clenched between his teeth. A mother left her infant and baby carriage in my office parking lot and went home. . . .
. . . Others forgot how to spell even simple words, how to read or must re-read with varying degrees of comprehension.
One patient drove to Philadelphia instead of the desired Princeton destination because the initial letters were identical and confused him. After shopping for groceries, another patient placed her shoes in the refrigerator and stored the food in the clothes closet.
Lyme patients can lose their way home or on the way to work, bypassing otherwise familiar exits or plain forgetting where they are in time and space or how they got there. This is known as topographical disorientation or environmental agnosia. . . .
. . . . . . Lyme patients can be easily irritated by anyone just walking into the same room even though eye contact is never made or words exchanged. . . .
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This list of symptoms can also explain a lot about how the brain & muscles can be overwhelmed when the inner ear is stressed: --------
VESTIBULAR SYMPTOMS (That also frequently go along with lyme & other tick-borne infections) -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- WITH TREATMENT, many get much better and these kinds of symptoms just disappear. It does not good to worry but try to laugh it off -- you will notice this improve but will likely be the last symptoms to go bye-bye. My guess is that you may just notice it less and less.
It may be best to stay off the computer - and even avoid TV - as much as possible. Both can put tremendous stress on the brain and eyes. I think it can be nearly impossible to heal totally without some substantial breaks away from that kind of light source, at those speeds and degree. It's just not natural for our brains or for our eyes, etc.
It's nice to see what it's like on YouTube and then purchase for your daily use with your DVD player. YouTube denies him of his rightful due for all his research and work.
The DVD is very affordable - about the cost of one supplement - it's just about $20. and you get a book with it, too. The DVD is also much easier on your eyes - from your TV at a distance. The computer screen is much harder on eyes.
However, if the budget is just not able to manage this, my guess is that he posted this YouTube clips so that everyone could have have the basic details.
This 1 hour and 15 minute DVD plus 65 page illustrated study guide and eye chart was the surprise hit at the recent New York Yoga Expo and evidently with good reason.
Meir Schneider, PhD, LMT is well known for his pioneering work with self healing in general eyesight improvement in particular. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- As for supplements, you ask. Your LLMD should be working with you on that for those that help reduce inflammation, support the liver and the adrenals, etc.
Heavy Metals also need to be addressed. Mold and parasites, too. Each can contribute to all kinds of "brain fog" stuff.
If your LLMD is not expert regarding supportive supplements, in addition, you might consider finding a LLND - also see the articles and books in this set:
Topic: How to find an ILADS-educated lyme literate (LL) professionals in these areas:
Naturopathic doctor (ND); Acupuncturist (L. Ac.), a doctor of Oriental Medicine (O.M.D.), or a doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine (D.Ay.), certified herbalists or nutritionists, . . .
�� Includes many professional links, articles and books on complementary / integrative methods - & RIFE links -- all by LL authors.
Also included are basic links explaining the principles of herbal medicine.
BODY WORK considerations (geared to lyme patients) are discussed; with links.
-- Cranial-Sacral therapy can be helpful for improved brain function. -
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
I do it all the time. I write something actually thinking I am typing something else. I have to carefully proof read everything several times.
When I was really bad off I stopped at a green light, waited for it to turn red and then drove through. Just last week I was confused in a blizzard and stopped underneath the red light in the middle of the intersection. Yikes. Without the markings on the ground to direct me I had no idea where I should be in relationship to the light.
It is my worst symptom. These are some of the supplements that are supposed to help:
Acetyl L Carnitine improves memory and stamina 1000mg Alpha Lipoic Acid is a powerful antioxidant and detoxer 600 mg Huperzine helps memory and brain function
Niacinamide restores the synapses between the nerve endings to help with memory, cognition, balance, coordination. 1000mg twice a day.
Try this experiment: With your eyes closed raise one foot up to your other knee and hold. If you can't hold it several seconds your body is unable to transmit messages to your brain and niacinamide should help.
Coconut oil is supposed to help - 2 TB a day
Treating all the co-infections is very important. My mind has cleared up a lot more since starting treatment for babesia.
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and be thankful you can still work.