Posted by RichH on August 5, 2004, at 10:26:50
In reply to Re: other things to try, posted by KaraS on August 4, 2004, at 16:34:01
Hi - I've been reading the posts from the original thread on 'brain fog' and this reminded me of my suffering for many years. I was a successful athlete, until one day I began noticing a brain fog and debilitating fatigue deep within my system. This worsened and I tried every supplement known to man to cure it. I was reduced from an energetic UK hopeful to a vegetating cloth head... I know I'm not depressive, so it was hard to accept from my GP's that it was all psychological. After many years of suffering with trial and error supplementation I discovered that the multivits I take on a daily basis actually caused my mental fog and chronic fatigue. After reducing to low RDAs (~10% every other day or so, water soluble formulation) my mind cleared up probably 70%. To help recover now, I am taking rhodiola (reduces fybromyalgic symptoms & raises energy), plus occasional 5-htp (50mg, also reduces pain and gives you a slight mental boost) and obviously good diet plus fatty acids, good protein etc, with probiotics and colon cleansers. Not sure if this will help anyone but I was shocked to find my particular cause... if you take even 100% RDA strength on a daily basis think about going clean for a week & keep an eye on what happens! I also notice taking anything obsessiveley / daily doesn't feel good for the system... if you think how our diets evolved it's not likely we would pack so many nutrients consistently... but I'll admit I got obsessed with taking stuff and it was VERY hard to just stop taking something.
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