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11-12-2010, 07:53 AM | #1 | ||
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Hi all,
I've noticed when I'm particularly stressed or when having tried various supplements or blood pressure pills, that a 'fog' descends on my brain, I slur my speech and have difficulty in choice of words, I transpose numbers etc With only a few months experience as a PWP, I'm unsure if it's a) A mental reaction to my situation and the resultant stresses b) My brain reacting to the unusual supplements it is now being fed c)A degree of over-introspection d)Part and parcel of the ongoing changes to my brain For those taking medications, is this what I should expect ? Do your medications lead to a woolly frame of mind, in which you find that you cannot function as normal or to a clarity of mind? (I have seen some references on here to people's minds clearing as their meds kick in.) At the minute I choose to take no medications on the basis of it's better the devil you know ( and an innate distrust of people in white coats ) I realise everyone is different, but I assume there is some commonality of reaction ? Thanks Peter
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11-12-2010, 08:43 AM | #2 | ||
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my selegiline reduces my brain fog
my sinemet almost eliminates it most of the time.. l-dopa is A NATURALLY OCCURING AMINO ACID. It gets converted to NATURALLY OCCURING DOPAMINE in the brain. everything has side affects. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | krugen68 (11-12-2010), tulip girl (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 09:28 AM | #3 | ||
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sorry to sound dense, I'm trying to understand if I can expect my brain to go woolly if I stay off the meds, or if the brain fog is a result of the chemical surges produced by the meds. Getting myself confused here, but on a higher level
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"Thanks for this!" says: | tulip girl (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 09:42 AM | #4 | ||
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If you aren't taking meds, how are you sleeping? are you getting enough? PD affects the entire CNS and probably causes brain fog itself. After we begin meds, the lines become very blurred. i agree with soccertese that once the med kicks in you are more sharp, but at thesame time those on agonists have frequently described brain fog. Hate to fall back to the everyone is different line but if you are unmedicated i'd be inclined to say that when cells are shutting down and the mitchondria don't produce enough energy we could get brain fog from the illness itself.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | krugen68 (11-12-2010), tulip girl (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 10:25 AM | #5 | ||
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About the only useful thing my neuro said was that nicotine, alcohol and coffee were 'possibly beneficial' from a strictly 'PD' viewpoint !
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"Thanks for this!" says: | tulip girl (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 10:31 AM | #6 | ||
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the meds i take alleviate the brain fog. you can likely get a 30 day supply of sinemet. i felt the difference after the first pill. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | krugen68 (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 10:49 AM | #7 | ||
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that helps with my chicken and egg question : )
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"Thanks for this!" says: | tulip girl (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 11:58 AM | #8 | ||
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"Confusion on a higher level" pretty much sums it up - very clever.
After 20 years of PD and taking meds whenever I think I might need it (sinemet 25/100) no more than 3 tablets a day and often less, I have little brain fog. I attribute this to vigorous exercise for an hour daily and having a wicked sense of humor. Paula wrote "how are you sleeping? are you getting enough?" tickled me to no end. TG |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | krugen68 (11-12-2010), soccertese (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 12:14 PM | #9 | ||
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........so for you less meds and more exercise equals less brain fog ? so you sometimes take nothing at all ? is that when you get brain fog ? Aaaarghh - a 1001 questions ! better not say fumbling in the dark here ! exercise for an hour ! - I'm already late for work every day Peter
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"Thanks for this!" says: | tulip girl (11-12-2010) |
11-12-2010, 01:37 PM | #10 | ||
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