Keebler
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Clint,
it can be a mix of it just being very hard to think - to come up with the right words - or any words at all.
It can be a bit of vertigo, exhaustion, being overwhelmed with sensory input that others have no problem with, but mostly like your brain just is not working to think like it should.
Like you've been deprived of sleep for about a year - or forever.
sometimes drinking water and resting will help a bit but, generally, not as much as we'd like it to. It is very perplexing.
Like being a bit drugged - at its best and feeling totally drugged at its norm. Like the brain went on vacation and forgot to leave a forwarding address. I can think. I am smart . . . but the brain is just not processing as it should.
On a QEEG, this shows as slow brain waves.
It's really best not to try to fix the symptom with any sort of boost - as that can cause further depletion and over stimulation. But, by attending to the CAUSES of infection, toxicity, nutrition . . . it can get better.
Generally, it is not until the infection is under control that this lifts although some support supplements are vital in helping adrenal function, heart and brain. Fish oil/omegas, B-vitamins, avoiding gluten, etc.
merrygirl
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I feel like I am in a dream. I feel disconnected from what is happening. I am looking at things but not really seeing or focusing on it. I feel fuzzy. I feel mentally slow.
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Keebler
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at the bottom of this page, you can see a video of Dr. Perlmutter on an "Oprah" program. David Perlmutter, MD, FACN is a Board-Certified Neurologist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition . . . Dr. Perlmutter was awarded the 2002 Linus Pauling Award for his pioneering work in innovative approaches to neurological disorders. . . .
This is not meant to endorse this particular product - and this list is not the absolute list, if there were to be one. I had been impressed with one of the author's books I got years ago and while searching for him found this. This is a nice outline of some of the nutrients for the nervous system. Much more info. in looking around his sites.
* Coenzyme Q-10 measurably increases the efficiency of cellular energy production, as demonstrated in studies performed at the Massachusetts General Hospital.1 In addition, it serves as a potent brain antioxidant. These effects explain why major institutions worldwide are vigorously evaluating coenzyme Q10 as a therapeutic aid in brain disorders.
* Alpha Lipoic Acid provides powerful antioxidant action and regenerates other important brain antioxidants including vitamins E, C, and glutathione. Unlike other antioxidants, alpha lipoic acid is both fat- and water-soluble, greatly enhancing its ability to be absorbed from the gut and penetrate into the brain.2
* N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) dramatically increases the body's production of glutathione, one of the brain's most important antioxidants. NAC itself is a potent antioxidant shown to reduce formation of nitric oxide, a free radical implicated for a causative role in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.3
* Acetyl-L-Carnitine, like coenzyme Q-10, enhances neuronal energy production by transporting fuel sources into the mitochondria -- the energy producing machinery of the neuron. This particularly benefits damaged brain neurons, which are characterized by decreased energy production.
In addition, acetyl-L-carnitine acts as an effective antioxidant and been demonstrated to protect laboratory animals from developing parkinsonism when they are exposed to chemicals known to induce the condition.4 A report in a recent issue of Neurology found that acetyl-L-carnitine profoundly reduces the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in younger patients.5
* Vitamin E exhibits profound ability to limit free radical damage in the brain -- the likely explanation of why it outperformed a highly touted "Alzheimer's drug" in clinical trials reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.6
Diets rich in Vitamin E have been shown to reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease by an incredible 61%,7 and to dramatically slow disease progression in already-diagnosed patients when supplemented with vitamin C.8
* Gingko biloba, one of the most extensively studied nutritional supplements for neurodegenerative conditions, directly improves brain metabolism, increases brain blood flow, and provides antioxidant action.
In a placebo-controlled, double-blind randomized trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Gingko biloba not only stabilized Alzheimer's disease, but in addition, many subjects demonstrated an actual improvement noted in various standardized psychological tests.9
* Vitamin D may have even greater ability than vitamin E to quench brain free radicals, as described in several reports. Deficiencies of vitamin D have been found in cases of Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis.10
* Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) is critical for maintaining myelin, the protective coat surrounding each neuron. As with Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with neurodegenerative conditions.
* Phosphatidylserine produces marked memory and learning improvements in demented patients, according to research conducted at Stanford University.11 Like acetyl-L-carnitine and coenzyme Q-10, phosphatidylserine plays an important role in neuronal energy production and chemical communication.
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i can't describe it as I am suffering from it right now !!
really, i feel like my head is floating two feet to the left of my body. like its not really attached, that i am moving through a dream.
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Cass A
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Like a curtain between me and whatever I'm trying to think about or contact--the solution or action is just on the other side of the curtain, but I can't get there.
Also can't input data or remember what I just read or saw or heard.
Can't connect the dots.
Dots? What dots?
Best,
Cass A
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Well, for starters I picked up the wrong dog (a Wheaton Terrier) from the boarding house. I have a Yellow Lab. My kids kept saying "Mommy, this isn't Maggie (no wonder I had to shove her in the car) and I said "yes it is, she's just had a haircut so that's why she looks smaller and her tail is shorter.
On the less extreme side... when you are grocery shopping you will walk to an isle to get something and two seconds later forget what that is. This happens to everyone, but when you have Lyme this can happen several times in one shopping trip.
You KNOW when you have brain fog. You can't remember anything!
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