Comments | cfids_me: the 10 stages of brain fog

deluwiel in cfids_me

the 10 stages of brain fog

Mar 29, 2006 10:23

Seeing as my low levels of concentration are my main issue at the moment, I have come up with a system to record my concentration. Because it always varies after meals, there will be three different periods in my day: Breakfast - Lunch, Lunch - Tea and Tea - Bed time. I can record my levels of concentration in these time periods, in hope that when ( Read more... )

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deluwiel March 29 2006, 11:38:59 UTC

I was not aware they existed. But thanks. My doctors have an empowering apporach and may agree to me using my model.

elyim March 29 2006, 13:24:02 UTC

Ha, I think I'm permantently stuck on 6.

Me: "Hey brain, who's that bloke on that daytime show? I know you know!"
Brain: "..."
Me: Well?
Brain: "...why aren't you in bed? Let's go to sleep."

*one week later*

Me: *talking to friend*
Brain: "Phillip Schofield."
Me: "Phillip Schofield!"
Friend: "...?!?"

deluwiel March 29 2006, 13:54:11 UTC

I get that too! except it's when other people ask me questions, like i gave my friend a recipe for brownies, two days later i woke up in the middle of the night sweating because I'd forgotten to write eggs on the recipe. The mind works in strange ways sometimes.

splodgenoodles March 30 2006, 03:36:07 UTC

Yes! Me too.

Me: "Hey brain, think of a good example - you had it happen again yesterday! Come on..."
Brain: "..."

dragonsally March 30 2006, 06:09:05 UTC

Oh yeah. I had the funniest one a few weeks ago. Driving with friend, and I'm trying to say that we should have grabbed my disabled sticker for the car...waving in my hands to the direction where the sticker would have been I kept saying "We should have grabbed the simple" She was stumped -but when I burst out laughing at myself 5 minutes later and said "I meant the sticker" she cracked up too. First time she hasn't been able to work out what I was attempting to say...now 'you know, the simple' has become a standing joke. And the number of times I remember the word I was looking for in the middle of the night *ROTFL*

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gemsweater March 29 2006, 14:31:05 UTC

Since you're basing your records around mealtimes, you also might want to write down what you ate. You could be allergic to some of the foods you're eating -- that is, your immune system is reacting to them, making you feel crappier. I recently took an allergy test (of the blood, not the skin) which revealed I should cut out wheat, dairy, and eggs and I have felt significantly better since I did.

ironbelle March 29 2006, 16:45:07 UTC

I think that this is great that you are doing this! I'd be interested in hearing about the outcome. I have been bashing my head with frustration trying to improve my levels of concentration! I often do feel like I have 'cotton balls in my head' and get embarassed when I'm fumbling for words talkign to the neighbour. Yesterdays classic was 'have a good' (missing night) at the video store.....

chocoqueen March 29 2006, 17:54:57 UTC

lol, that's a good one! If we don't learn to laugh at the strange products of our mind, I think we'll go crazy. The other day I was talking to the 60-70 yr old leader of the church women's group, and I tried to say "faded flag" and it came out "fag". Yikes....this illness is really going to get me in trouble one of these days....

rosaleen March 29 2006, 22:39:36 UTC

I discussed this with my doctor the last time I saw her, and she suggested the dizziness might be related to low blood pressure (which is quite common with CFS). So the past couple of months I've been taking florinef to help raise my blood pressure levels, and have definitely noticed an improvement in my concentration, and feel a lot less brain fogged and dizzy. I'm not sure if the florinef is a good long term option though.