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When you feel lost, out of control, confused, forgetful, angry...STOP! Take a minute to consider this: you are probably suffering from "Lyme Dementia".
I recently learned that term from an outstanding neurologist. After listening to my troubles via my poor speech she said without hesitation "Oh, that's classic Lyme Dementia".
I had never heard that term before. But it makes sense. And it gives a name to all those weird things we do and feel, a name that calls out to be treated and hopefully cured. These are real symptoms that require real and helpful medical attention!
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Rivendell
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What a good neurologist! I always thought of it that way. Brain fog, rages, mood swings, depression, memory loss - isn't that what happens with dementia/alzheimers?
You have a good neurologist. So glad he/she understands how this affects the brain and nervous system. Thanks for sharing.
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Calling it by a name doesn't help anything.
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poppy
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Having a neurologist recognize that lyme can cause dementia is a big deal. Hardly any of them know beans about lyme.
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On further reading there seems to be some debate as to whether there is such a thing as an executive function in the brain.
Anyhow he described my brain like a battery that had been entirely depleted. He suggested doing simple things and when feeling overwhelmed to stop and rest. Eventually my "window" of doing things would increase. He had a lot of hope that I would regain my brain function. This assumed the damage being done by the lyme had stoppped
On the other hand my LLMD wanted me to do brain exercises. However when doing these some of these things, I feel totally overwhelmed so I am sticking to the neuro-psych guy's plan.
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I think I like brain fog better. I don't like the word dementia.
Executive function disorder is just a big name some wacko doctors put on brain fog. I exercise my brain every morning with the crossword puzzle.
I also exercise with reading daily. I can remember when I quit reading for a couple years because it was too hard to remember what I just read on the last page.
That has gotten so much better, TBTG! But I do experience it ever so often now. I just go back and read the page before and try harder to retain the info. Brain exercise.
I too think your brain fog will get better terv. Detox, detox detox. Neurotoxins(there are hundreds of reasons and it's just not the TBI) flood the brain and it just isn't working properly. Things can be reversed.
Pam
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