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Re: Brain Fog... other things to try » RichH

Posted by KaraS on August 5, 2004, at 12:22:32

In reply to Re: Brain Fog... other things to try, posted by RichH on August 5, 2004, at 10:26:50

> 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.


That's really interesting. What brand of multis did you take? Were you taking really excessive amounts? I have noticed the opposite. I have problems with viral type attacks and when I don't taken my vitamins, I get sick. I've never gone for a full week without them - just a few days.

I just tried Rhodiola and am so disappointed that I'm not reacting well to it. It makes me feel a little tired, slightly headachey and it is very difficult to think straight. In fact, I've never felt like it was harder to focus than that. I may have some ADD (undiagnosed) so that may account for the atypical response. I'm wondering, though, if I continued to take it if those early symptoms would pass. Did you have any of those symptoms at first?

I'm glad you're doing better. Thanks for the feedback.

Kara


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