Posted by jono_in_adelaide on February 14, 2013, at 0:04:33
In reply to Re: Brain Fog Success Stories?, posted by bleauberry on February 13, 2013, at 2:01:48
Didnt the idea of focal sepsis go out of fashion about 100 years ago?
> Brain fog, in my opinion and experience anyway, has infection as a primary likely suspect. The toxins of various chronic stealth infections are potent neurotoxins, with depression and brain fog as strong symptoms.
> For meds, the stimulants can help clear up the brain fog. Ritalin or adderall or modafinil. All worth a try, but they have their own dark sides as well. I use ritalin on an as-needed basis when brain fog is real bad. Works good for a few hours.
> But that is the problem with medication treatment of brain fog....the help is only temporary and does absolutely nothing to arrest the actual cause of it all. None of the psych drugs are helpful in that way.
> Some of the Lyme herbs are very helpful for brain fog. It's not an instant thing like stimulants, but over weeks and months they clear up many possible causes simultaneously so that brain fog diminishes gradually over time as the condition improves.
> Resveratrol, made from Polygonum Cupsidatum (Japanese Knotweed), brand Paradise Herbs or Source Naturals. Cat's Claw, any brand.
> Actually, if you begin studying about chronic Lyme disease, pretending you have it even if you don/t, you'll find stuff on brain fog.
> That said, Lyme disease is estimated to be 10X more common than is diagnosed, and since your symptoms fit the profile, the idea cannot be tossed out. If not Lyme, there are about a dozen similar infections. They all respond to the same herbs, so it really doesn't matter what it is.
> One of your meds could be causing brain fog. It's just that it seems weird to me it would gradually get worse over a 5 year period. That does not sound like medication to me.
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